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About Dharali Village

Dharali is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 390 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 390
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharali compares

By the 2011 count Dharali is the 24th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 962.

Getting to Dharali

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

Dharali lies about 41 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 Dharali
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Dharali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharali village had a population of 718. That makes it the 24th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dharali village has 390 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharali has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dharali is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharali covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharali falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dharali 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 Dharali.

Dharali is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharali is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti (under 2 km), Chauka (5.1 km) and D P F Phanoti (6.0 km).

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

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