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About Dhang Nichli Village

Dhang Nichli is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 631 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhang Nichli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhang Nichli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 233.88 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 631
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhang Nichli compares

By the 2011 count Dhang Nichli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 233.88 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dhang Nichli

Dhang Nichli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhang Nichli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhang Nichli from other places

Dhang Nichli lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 7.2 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 Dhang Nichli
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 7.2 km
Nearest town Baddi 15 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Dhang Nichli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 Dhang Nichli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhang Nichli village had a population of 1,224. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dhang Nichli village has 631 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhang Nichli has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dhang Nichli is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhang Nichli covers 233.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhang Nichli falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhang Nichli is Ghanauli, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhang Nichli.

Dhang Nichli is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhang Nichli is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 5.5 km away. Ghanauli is about 7.2 km away. Baddi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhang Uperli (under 2 km), Jangal Dhangoh (under 2 km) and Kanganwal (under 2 km).

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

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