About Dharla Village

Dharla is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 140 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172101
Area (hectares)	337.82 hectares
Population	271
Male Population	140
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharla compares

By the 2011 count Dharla is the 90th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 337.82 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dharla

Dharla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dharla from other places

Dharla lies about 74 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 Dharla
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	15 km
District headquarters	Shimla	74 km

Villages closest to Dharla

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.

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Common questions about Dharla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharla village had a population of 271. That makes it the 90th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dharla village has 140 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharla has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Dharla covers 337.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dharla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharla.

Dharla is about 74 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharla is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.