About Dhamla Village

Dhamla is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 189 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	173223
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	349
Male Population	189
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamla compares

By the 2011 count Dhamla is the 52nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhamla

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

Dhamla lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 22 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 Dhamla
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	22 km
Nearest town	Solan	24 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	27 km

Villages closest to Dhamla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamla village had a population of 349. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Dhamla village has 189 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamla has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhamla is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamla covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamla falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamla is Salogra, about 22 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 village for Dhamla.

Dhamla is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamla is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 11 km away. Salogra is about 22 km away. Solan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.