About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 389 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	749
Male Population	389
Female Population	360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 21st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dhar

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

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 Dhar
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	26 km
District headquarters	Shimla	34 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 749. That makes it the 21st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dhar village has 389 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 925 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 Dhar is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for 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 Dhar.

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.

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.