About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 97 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, 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	Kasauli
Pincode	173209
Area (hectares)	69.1 hectares
Population	204
Male Population	97
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 66th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 69.1 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 8.2 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 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
Nearest railway station	Kumarhatti	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kasauli	6.8 km
District headquarters	Solan	8.2 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 204. That makes it the 66th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Dhar village has 97 males and 107 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 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 69.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 8.2 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 Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kumarhatti is about 2.8 km away. Kasauli is about 6.8 km away. Solan is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.