About Dhena Village

Dhena is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 58 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhena village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	120
Male Population	58
Female Population	62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhena compares

By the 2011 count Dhena is the 133rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dhena

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

Dhena lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about under 2 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 Dhena
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	under 2 km
Nearest town	Shimla	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	16 km
District headquarters	Solan	22 km

Villages closest to Dhena

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.

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Common questions about Dhena

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhena village had a population of 120. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dhena village has 58 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhena has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dhena is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhena covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhena is Jutogh, about under 2 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 Dhena.

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

Dhena is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 4.3 km away. Arki is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.