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About Dharmana Village

Dharmana is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 221 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 199.81 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 221
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Dharmana compares

By the 2011 count Dharmana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 199.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dharmana

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

Dharmana lies about 60 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 7.7 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 Dharmana
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 7.7 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 27 km
District headquarters Solan 60 km

Villages closest to Dharmana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramshahr 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 Dharmana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmana village had a population of 428. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Dharmana village has 221 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmana has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Dharmana is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmana covers 199.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmana falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharmana is Bharatgarh, about 7.7 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 Dharmana.

Dharmana is about 60 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmana is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 7.7 km away. Ropar is about 14 km away. Ramshahr is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baler (7.1 km), Jabal (7.1 km) and Doli (13 km).

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

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