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About Dharoi Village

Dharoi is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 47 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharoi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 78.65 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 47
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharoi compares

By the 2011 count Dharoi is the 127th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 78.65 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dharoi

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

Dharoi lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.7 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 Dharoi
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.7 km
Nearest town Shimla 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 12 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Dharoi

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 Dharoi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharoi village had a population of 98. That makes it the 127th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Dharoi village has 47 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharoi has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Dharoi covers 78.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharoi is Jutogh, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharoi.

Dharoi 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.

Dharoi is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 5.7 km away. Shimla is about 9.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghat Kumahla (under 2 km), Jekhri (under 2 km) and Dhandon (under 2 km).

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

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