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About Dhari Bagairi Village

Dhari Bagairi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 119 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhari Bagairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhari Bagairi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 119
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhari Bagairi compares

By the 2011 count Dhari Bagairi is the 78th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhari Bagairi

Dhari Bagairi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhari Bagairi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhari Bagairi from other places

Dhari Bagairi lies about 28 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 km away. 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 Dhari Bagairi
Nearest railway station Kumarhatti 2.8 km
Nearest town Solan 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 28 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km

Villages closest to Dhari Bagairi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Dhari Bagairi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhari Bagairi village had a population of 245. That makes it the 78th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhari Bagairi village has 119 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhari Bagairi has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dhari Bagairi is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhari Bagairi covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhari Bagairi falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhari Bagairi is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhari Bagairi.

Dhari Bagairi is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhari Bagairi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kumarhatti is about 2.8 km away. Solan is about 8.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Mehduda Mehfuja Bag Ka Nal (2.4 km), Up Muhal D P F Bhaur Ka Dhank (2.4 km) and Jangal Mulkoti (5.1 km).

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

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