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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 97 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, 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 Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 207.6 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 97
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 53rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 207.6 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dhar

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

Dhar 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 Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 5.0 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 15 km
District headquarters Solan 39 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 199. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Dhar village has 97 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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

Dhar covers 207.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar 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 Dhar.

Dhar 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.

Dhar is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 5.0 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 Brahmna (under 2 km), Bakonta (under 2 km) and Mahadeo (2.2 km).

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

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