About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 29 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Baddi
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	61
Male Population	29
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 136th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 from other places

Dhar lies about 39 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Baddi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	15 km
District headquarters	Solan	39 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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.

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 61. That makes it the 136th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Dhar village has 29 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 39 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 14 km away. Bharatgarh is about 15 km away. Solan is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.