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About Lindi Dhar Village

Lindi Dhar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lindi Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lindi Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 1.73 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 12
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lindi Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Lindi Dhar is the 446th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 1.73 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Lindi Dhar

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

Lindi Dhar lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.5 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 Lindi Dhar
Nearest town Solan 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Lindi Dhar

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 Lindi Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lindi Dhar village had a population of 26. That makes it the 446th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Lindi Dhar village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lindi Dhar has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Lindi Dhar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lindi Dhar covers 1.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lindi Dhar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lindi Dhar is Salogra, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Lindi Dhar.

Lindi Dhar is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lindi Dhar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 7.4 km away. Salogra is about 7.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajdhar (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Dhari Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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