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About Dohar Village

Dohar is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 48 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 48
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Dohar compares

By the 2011 count Dohar is the 207th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dohar

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

Dohar lies about 39 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Dohar
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 4.1 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 15 km
District headquarters Solan 39 km

Villages closest to Dohar

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 Dohar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohar village had a population of 95. That makes it the 207th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dohar village has 48 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohar has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Dohar covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dohar is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Dohar.

Dohar is about 39 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohar is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 4.1 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Bharatgarh 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 Dhar Kotla (under 2 km), Gandoo Ki Dhar (under 2 km) and Jangal Dhar Chamba (under 2 km).

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

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