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About Dhanach Shayaghat Village

Dhanach Shayaghat is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 91 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanach Shayaghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanach Shayaghat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 80.83 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 91
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanach Shayaghat compares

By the 2011 count Dhanach Shayaghat is the 112th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 80.83 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhanach Shayaghat

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

Dhanach Shayaghat lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Dhanach Shayaghat
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest town Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Dhanach Shayaghat

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.

Common questions about Dhanach Shayaghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanach Shayaghat village had a population of 180. That makes it the 112th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Dhanach Shayaghat village has 91 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanach Shayaghat has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

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

Dhanach Shayaghat covers 80.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanach Shayaghat falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanach Shayaghat is Salogra, about 21 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 Dhanach Shayaghat.

Dhanach Shayaghat is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanach Shayaghat is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 5.1 km away. Salogra is about 21 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaya (under 2 km), Shaya Chhabron (under 2 km) and Bhanat (under 2 km).

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

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