About Dahar Village

Dahar is a mid sized village in Ronhat tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 602 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Ronhat
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	549 hectares
Population	1,133
Male Population	602
Female Population	531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahar compares

By the 2011 count Dahar is the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dahar

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

Dahar lies about under 2 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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 Dahar
Tehsil headquarters	Ronhat	under 2 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	20 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	38 km

Villages closest to Dahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahar village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Dahar village has 602 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahar has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Dahar is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahar covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahar falls under Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahar is Salogra, about 38 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 Dahar.

Dahar is about under 2 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahar is in Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district. Ronhat is about under 2 km away. Sirmaur is about under 2 km away. Nāhan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.