About Dharunja Village

Dharunja is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 227 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharunja village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	134.48 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	227
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharunja compares

By the 2011 count Dharunja is the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 134.48 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dharunja

Dharunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharunja 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 Dharunja from other places

Dharunja lies about 50 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 Dharunja
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	4.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	50 km

Villages closest to Dharunja

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 Dharunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharunja village had a population of 438. That makes it the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Dharunja village has 227 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharunja has about 930 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 Dharunja is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharunja covers 134.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dharunja 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 Dharunja.

Dharunja is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharunja is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.