About Dharu Village

Dharu is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 38 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Tehsil	Amb
Pincode	177210
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	79
Male Population	38
Female Population	41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharu compares

By the 2011 count Dharu is the 215th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dharu

Dharu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharu from other places

Dharu lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Dharu
Tehsil headquarters	Amb	19 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	19 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	32 km
District headquarters	Una	42 km

Villages closest to Dharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharu village had a population of 79. That makes it the 215th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Dharu village has 38 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharu has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dharu is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharu covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharu falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharu is Tripal, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharu.

Dharu is about 42 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharu is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 19 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.