About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 11 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, 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	Krishangarh
Pincode	173206
Area (hectares)	6 hectares
Population	25
Male Population	11
Female Population	14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,273
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 179th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 6 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 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
District headquarters	Solan	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	17 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 25. That makes it the 179th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Dhar village has 11 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Dhar covers 6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar falls under Krishangarh 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 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.