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About Dharoti Village

Dharoti is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 19 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 19
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
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 Dharoti compares

By the 2011 count Dharoti is the 217th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 Dharoti

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

Dharoti lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 13 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 Dharoti
Nearest railway station Barog 13 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 20 km

Villages closest to Dharoti

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 Dharoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharoti village had a population of 34. That makes it the 217th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Dharoti village has 19 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharoti has about 789 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 Dharoti is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharoti covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharoti is Barog, about 13 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 Dharoti.

Dharoti is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharoti is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 13 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Kandaghat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nain (4.2 km), Bhola (5.9 km) and Hamani (6.0 km).

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

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