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About Dhar Kiyari Village

Dhar Kiyari is a mid sized village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 256 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Kiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Kiyari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 256
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhar Kiyari compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Kiyari is the 32nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dhar Kiyari

Dhar Kiyari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhar Kiyari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhar Kiyari from other places

Dhar Kiyari lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 39 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 Kiyari
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 3.5 km
Nearest town Nāhan 3.5 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest railway station Barog 39 km

Villages closest to Dhar Kiyari

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 Dhar Kiyari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Kiyari village had a population of 503. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Dhar Kiyari village has 256 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Kiyari has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

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

Dhar Kiyari covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhar Kiyari falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Kiyari is Barog, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhar Kiyari.

Dhar Kiyari is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Kiyari is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 3.5 km away. Nāhan is about 3.5 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Main Dhar (under 2 km), Maholiya Khatola (under 2 km) and Majholi (under 2 km).

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

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