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About Dharath Village

Dharath is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 69 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 105.05 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 69
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharath compares

By the 2011 count Dharath is the 124th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 105.05 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1020.

Getting to Dharath

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

Dharath lies about 30 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Dharath
Tehsil headquarters Arki 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
District headquarters Solan 30 km

Villages closest to Dharath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharath village had a population of 129. That makes it the 124th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dharath village has 69 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharath has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dharath is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharath covers 105.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharath falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharath is Jutogh, about 10 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 Dharath.

Dharath is about 30 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharath is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 9.1 km away. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manan (under 2 km), Sari (under 2 km) and Syari (under 2 km).

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

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