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About Dhandon Village

Dhandon is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 21 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 15.86 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 21
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandon compares

By the 2011 count Dhandon is the 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 15.86 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 967.

Getting to Dhandon

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

Dhandon lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 5.9 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 Dhandon
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 5.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 11 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Dhandon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandon village had a population of 39. That makes it the 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Dhandon village has 21 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandon has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhandon is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandon covers 15.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandon falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandon is Kathleeghat, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhandon.

Dhandon is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandon is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Kandaghat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jekhri (under 2 km), Tikar (under 2 km) and Shangliana (under 2 km).

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

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