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About Main Dhar Village

Main Dhar is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 68 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Main Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Main Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 54.12 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 68
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Main Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Main Dhar is the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 54.12 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Main Dhar

Main Dhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Main Dhar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Main Dhar from other places

Main Dhar 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 Main Dhar
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 Main Dhar

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 Main Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Main Dhar village had a population of 129. That makes it the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Main Dhar village has 68 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Main Dhar has about 897 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 Main Dhar is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Main Dhar covers 54.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Main Dhar is Barog, about 39 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Main Dhar.

Main Dhar 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.

Main Dhar 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 Dhar Kiyari (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 Main Dhar today is likely to be higher.

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