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About Dabra Village

Dabra is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 59 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 763 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 59
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 763
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 Dabra compares

By the 2011 count Dabra is the 104th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dabra

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

Dabra lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 6.9 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 Dabra
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 6.9 km
Nearest town Ropar 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 16 km
District headquarters Solan 47 km

Villages closest to Dabra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabra village had a population of 104. That makes it the 104th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Dabra village has 59 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabra has about 763 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Dabra is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabra covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabra falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dabra is Ghanauli, about 6.9 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 Dabra.

Dabra is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabra is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 6.9 km away. Ropar is about 8.9 km away. Baddi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tahliwala (5.1 km), Bersan (6.4 km) and Haripur (6.8 km).

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

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