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About Dhar Jokhari Village

Dhar Jokhari is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 65 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Jokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Jokhari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 65
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Dhar Jokhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Jokhari is the 49th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1045.

Getting to Dhar Jokhari

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

Dhar Jokhari 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 Jokhari
Nearest railway station Kumarhatti 2.8 km
District headquarters Solan 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 17 km

Villages closest to Dhar Jokhari

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.

Common questions about Dhar Jokhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Jokhari village had a population of 136. That makes it the 49th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Dhar Jokhari village has 65 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Jokhari has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Dhar Jokhari covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Jokhari falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Jokhari is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 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 Dhar Jokhari.

Dhar Jokhari 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 Jokhari is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kumarhatti is about 2.8 km away. Solan is about 8.2 km away. Krishangarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (under 2 km), Dhar Guhag (under 2 km) and Dhar Kanaitan (under 2 km).

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

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