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About Dharoti Village

Dharoti is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 400 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 435.09 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 400
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharoti compares

By the 2011 count Dharoti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 435.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dharoti

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

Dharoti lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 18 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 Dharoti
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 18 km
Nearest town Solan 19 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km

Villages closest to Dharoti

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 Dharoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharoti village had a population of 807. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Dharoti village has 400 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharoti has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dharoti is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharoti covers 435.09 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharoti is Salogra, about 18 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 Dharoti.

Dharoti is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharoti is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 2.0 km away. Salogra is about 18 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothia Jajar (under 2 km), Tikar (under 2 km) and Salana (under 2 km).

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

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