About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 189 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, 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	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	300.76 hectares
Population	391
Male Population	189
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 33rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 300.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 990.

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 10+ km distance. 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 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 391. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dhar village has 189 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 300.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhar.

Dhar 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 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.