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About Dharun Village

Dharun is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 69 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174321
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 69
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharun compares

By the 2011 count Dharun is the 189th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Dharun

Dharun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharun 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 Dharun from other places

Dharun lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Dharun
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Dharun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharun village had a population of 136. That makes it the 189th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Dharun village has 69 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharun has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Dharun is 174321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharun covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharun falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharun is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Dharun.

Dharun is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharun is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awahar (under 2 km), Bandhar Solhsinghi (under 2 km) and Banghar Yara (under 2 km).

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

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