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About Dharal Village

Dharal is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 57 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 74.15 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 57
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharal compares

By the 2011 count Dharal is the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 74.15 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dharal

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

Dharal lies about 70 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 52 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 Dharal
Tehsil headquarters Tikar 23 km
Nearest town Mandi 31 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 52 km
District headquarters Shimla 70 km

Villages closest to Dharal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikar 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 Dharal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharal village had a population of 111. That makes it the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Dharal village has 57 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Dharal is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharal covers 74.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharal falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharal is Adit Junction, about 52 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 Dharal.

Dharal is about 70 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharal is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 31 km away. Adit Junction is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalawan (11 km), Batara (12 km) and D P F Khalai (13 km).

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

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