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About Dharel Village

Dharel is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 51 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 51
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Dharel compares

By the 2011 count Dharel is the 166th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Dharel

Dharel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharel 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 Dharel from other places

Dharel lies about 51 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Dharel
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 24 km
Nearest town Baddi 31 km
District headquarters Solan 51 km

Villages closest to Dharel

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 Dharel

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharel village had a population of 95. That makes it the 166th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dharel village has 51 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharel has about 863 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 Dharel is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharel covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharel is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Dharel.

Dharel is about 51 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharel is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Arki is about 24 km away. Baddi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damlana Jairi (2.1 km), Dawari (2.1 km) and Ghumari (2.1 km).

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

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