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About Dhar Tarponu Village

Dhar Tarponu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 100 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Tarponu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Tarponu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 125.02 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 100
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Tarponu compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Tarponu is the 164th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 125.02 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhar Tarponu

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

Dhar Tarponu lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 26 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 Dhar Tarponu
Tehsil headquarters Theog 26 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 26 km
Nearest town Solan 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Dhar Tarponu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Dhar Tarponu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Tarponu village had a population of 195. That makes it the 164th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dhar Tarponu village has 100 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Tarponu has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Tarponu is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Tarponu covers 125.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Tarponu falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Tarponu is Salogra, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhar Tarponu.

Dhar Tarponu is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Tarponu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 26 km away. Salogra is about 26 km away. Solan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darjoli Dhar (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Dharech Gohech (under 2 km).

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

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