About Dhakrana Village

Dhakrana is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 147 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakrana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173206
Area (hectares)	147.8 hectares
Population	274
Male Population	147
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakrana compares

By the 2011 count Dhakrana is the 19th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 147.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Dhakrana

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

Dhakrana lies about 4.7 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 3.3 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 Dhakrana
Nearest railway station	Salogra	3.3 km
District headquarters	Solan	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	24 km

Villages closest to Dhakrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakrana village had a population of 274. That makes it the 19th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Dhakrana village has 147 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakrana has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Dhakrana is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakrana covers 147.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakrana falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakrana is Salogra, about 3.3 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 village for Dhakrana.

Dhakrana is about 4.7 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakrana is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 3.3 km away. Solan is about 4.7 km away. Krishangarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.