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About Dhar Saug Village

Dhar Saug is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 6 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Saug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Saug village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 6
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Saug compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Saug is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dhar Saug

Dhar Saug is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhar Saug as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhar Saug from other places

Dhar Saug lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 9.7 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 Dhar Saug
Tehsil headquarters Arki 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 9.7 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Dhar Saug

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 Dhar Saug

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Saug village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dhar Saug village has 6 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Saug has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Dhar Saug covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Saug falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Saug is Jutogh, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhar Saug.

Dhar Saug 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.

Dhar Saug is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 8.2 km away. Jutogh is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Brahmanan (under 2 km), Dhar Jatan (under 2 km) and Jangal Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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