About Dhauni Village

Dhauni is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 74 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauni village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Ramshahr
Pincode	174102
Area (hectares)	36.11 hectares
Population	135
Male Population	74
Female Population	61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	824
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhauni compares

By the 2011 count Dhauni is the 87th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 36.11 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dhauni

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

How far is Dhauni from other places

Dhauni lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 12 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 Dhauni
Nearest town	Baddi	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kalka	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramshahr	18 km
District headquarters	Solan	22 km

Villages closest to Dhauni

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.

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Common questions about Dhauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauni village had a population of 135. That makes it the 87th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Dhauni village has 74 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauni has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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

Dhauni covers 36.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhauni is Kalka, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhauni.

Dhauni is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhauni is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 8.8 km away. Kalka is about 12 km away. Ramshahr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.