About Dharel Village

Dharel is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 76 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174011
Area (hectares)	39.2 hectares
Population	146
Male Population	76
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharel compares

By the 2011 count Dharel is the 174th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 39.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dharel

Dharel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharel 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharel from other places

Dharel lies about 51 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Dharel
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	21 km
Nearest town	Baddi	31 km
District headquarters	Solan	51 km

Villages closest to Dharel

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.

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Common questions about Dharel

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharel village had a population of 146. That makes it the 174th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dharel village has 76 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharel has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dharel is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharel covers 39.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharel falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharel is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharel.

Dharel is about 51 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharel is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Nalagarh is about 21 km away. Baddi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.