About Dhansha Village

Dhansha is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 72 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	96.17 hectares
Population	138
Male Population	72
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansha compares

By the 2011 count Dhansha is the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 96.17 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dhansha

Dhansha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhansha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhansha from other places

Dhansha lies about 49 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhansha
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	4.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	49 km

Villages closest to Dhansha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nankhari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhansha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansha village had a population of 138. That makes it the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Dhansha village has 72 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansha has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dhansha is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansha covers 96.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhansha falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhansha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhansha.

Dhansha is about 49 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansha is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 4.0 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.