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About Dhakranwala Village

Dhakranwala is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 66 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakranwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakranwala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 66
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakranwala compares

By the 2011 count Dhakranwala is the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dhakranwala

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

Dhakranwala lies about 14 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 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 Dhakranwala
District headquarters Sirmaur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 33 km
Nearest town Nāhan 33 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 44 km

Villages closest to Dhakranwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakranwala village had a population of 125. That makes it the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Dhakranwala village has 66 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakranwala has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dhakranwala is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakranwala covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakranwala falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakranwala is Salogra, about 44 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 Dhakranwala.

Dhakranwala is about 14 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakranwala is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 14 km away. Nahan is about 33 km away. Nāhan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Kalan (7.9 km), Dhol Sari (13 km) and Kalath (16 km).

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

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