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About Dhamandar Village

Dhamandar is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 195 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamandar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 195
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamandar compares

By the 2011 count Dhamandar is the 39th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhamandar

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

Dhamandar lies about 34 km from Sirmaur. 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 Dhamandar
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 20 km
Nearest town Shimla 24 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 34 km

Villages closest to Dhamandar

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 Dhamandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamandar village had a population of 394. That makes it the 39th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Dhamandar village has 195 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamandar has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhamandar is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamandar covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhamandar notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhamandar.

Dhamandar is about 34 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamandar is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Sirmaur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deothi Majhgaon (2.0 km), Tharu (2.8 km) and Kuru Lawana (3.2 km).

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

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