About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 529 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144216
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	1,052
Male Population	529
Female Population	523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 77th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 9.7 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 Dhar
Nearest town	Talwāra	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	25 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	42 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 77th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dhar village has 529 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 144216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhar falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Kartoli Punjab, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar.

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

Dhar is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 2.8 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 9.7 km away. Mukerian is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.