About Dher Village

Dher is a large village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,366, made up of 1,226 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dher village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140133
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	2,366
Male Population	1,226
Female Population	1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dher compares

By the 2011 count Dher is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dher

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

Dher lies about 11 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 3.0 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 Dher
Nearest railway station	Ghanauli	3.0 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	11 km
Nearest town	Ropar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	26 km

Villages closest to Dher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Dher

As per the Census of India 2011, Dher village had a population of 2,366. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Dher village has 1,226 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dher has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dher is 140133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dher covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dher falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dher is Ghanauli, about 3.0 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 Dher.

Dher is about 11 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dher is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Ghanauli is about 3.0 km away. Rupnagar is about 11 km away. Ropar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.