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About Naga Dhar Village

Naga Dhar is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 103 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naga Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naga Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171224
Area (hectares) 33.94 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 103
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naga Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Naga Dhar is the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 33.94 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Naga Dhar

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

Naga Dhar lies about 38 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 Naga Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 38 km

Villages closest to Naga Dhar

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

Common questions about Naga Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Naga Dhar village had a population of 193. That makes it the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Naga Dhar village has 103 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naga Dhar has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Naga Dhar is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naga Dhar covers 33.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naga Dhar falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Naga Dhar 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 Naga Dhar.

Naga Dhar is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naga Dhar is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharoli (4.3 km), D P F Khanaula (8.4 km) and Khanaula (8.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Naga Dhar today is likely to be higher.

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