About Dharan Village

Dharan is a mid sized village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 403 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	366 hectares
Population	783
Male Population	403
Female Population	380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharan compares

By the 2011 count Dharan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dharan

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

Dharan lies about 45 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 Dharan
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	2.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	45 km

Villages closest to Dharan

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 Dharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharan village had a population of 783. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Dharan village has 403 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dharan is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharan covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dharan 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 Dharan.

Dharan is about 45 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharan is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 2.7 km away. Shimla is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.