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About Khani Dhar Village

Khani Dhar is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3, made up of 1 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khani Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khani Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 3
Male Population 1
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khani Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Khani Dhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Khani Dhar

Khani Dhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khani Dhar as Available within <5 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 Khani Dhar from other places

Khani Dhar lies about 34 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 Khani Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 26 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Khani Dhar

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 Khani Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khani Dhar village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Khani Dhar village has 1 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khani Dhar has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

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

Khani Dhar covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khani Dhar falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khani Dhar.

Khani Dhar is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khani Dhar is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Aga Dhar (under 2 km), D P F Baja Dhar (under 2 km) and D P F Bhuji Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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