About Dhara Village

Dhara is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 85 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	159
Male Population	85
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhara is the 82nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhara

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

Dhara lies about 70 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 Dhara
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	20 km
District headquarters	Shimla	70 km

Villages closest to Dhara

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.

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Common questions about Dhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhara village had a population of 159. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dhara village has 85 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhara has about 871 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 Dhara is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhara covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhara falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhara 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 Dhara.

Dhara is about 70 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhara is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.