Dalhousie Tehsil - Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh

Dalhousie is an administrative tehsil in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dalhousie is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Nurpur Road, while the nearest airport is Pathankot Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 39.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 160 km², including 148.26 km² rural area and 11.70 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 921 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dalhousie Tehsil

Dalhousie Tehsil has a total of 130 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Baderu	Rural	Dhalog
2	Badoh	Rural	Bagdhar
3	Bagdhar	Rural	Bagdhar
4	Bagota	Rural	Dhalog
5	Baihtna	Rural	Jiyunta
6	Baili	Rural	Bailly
7	Bakan	Rural	Mornu
8	Bakrota (346-4)	Urban	Not applicable
9	Balera	Rural	Balera
10	Bani	Rural	Dhalog
11	Banikhet Jarei (98b)	Rural	Banikhet
12	Banu	Rural	Sudli
13	Basa	Rural	Sudli
14	Bathri Jarai	Rural	Bathri
15	Bhadini	Rural	Ruliyani
16	Bhadyata	Rural	Ruliyani
17	Bharera	Rural	Jiyunta
18	Bhatoli	Rural	Osal
19	Bhoutan	Rural	Mail
20	Bogad	Rural	Bagdhar
21	Catchment Ahla	Rural	Osal
22	Chakra	Rural	Tapper
23	Chaltuhni	Rural	Balera
24	Chambi	Rural	Sudli
25	Chateryada	Rural	Jiyunta
26	Chhanun	Rural	Bagdhar
27	Chouhra	Rural	Sherpur
28	Chounka	Rural	Mail
29	Chuhn	Rural	Chuhan
30	D.P.F. Dibrehan	Rural	Tapper
31	D.P.F. Jandrighat	Rural	Ruliyani
32	D.P.F. Tahudhar	Rural	Dhalog
33	Dadra	Rural	Bathri
34	Dadra Jangal	Rural	Bathri
35	Dagoh	Rural	Ruliyani
36	Dal	Rural	Sudli
37	Dalagar	Rural	Mail
38	Dalhousie Khas (346-2)	Urban	Not applicable
39	Dhadun	Rural	Mornu
40	Dhalan	Rural	Nagali
41	Dhalog	Rural	Dhalog
42	Dhar	Rural	Nagali
43	Dhar Koliyan	Rural	Bagdhar
44	Dharad	Rural	Dhalog
45	Dhuda Sapad	Rural	Jiyunta
46	Dhundyara	Rural	Jiyunta
47	Dhunera	Rural	Tapper
48	Dibrehan	Rural	Tapper
49	Dooka	Rural	Bailly
50	Drabad	Rural	Padhrotu
51	Draman	Rural	Mail
52	Farotka	Rural	Ruliyani
53	Gadh	Rural	Chuhan
54	Gandhyar	Rural	Manola
55	Ghaghidhar Jangal	Rural	Maluda
56	Gharota	Rural	Ruliyani
57	Goli	Rural	Manola
58	Gunyala	Rural	Osal
59	Gural	Rural	Pukhri
60	Gutadi	Rural	Osal
61	Janoli	Rural	Nagali
62	Jokana	Rural	Manola
63	Kafla	Rural	Maluda
64	Kaihal	Rural	Mornu
65	Kakiyana	Rural	Sherpur
66	Kalar	Rural	Mornu
67	Kandei	Rural	Samleu
68	Kanyadka	Rural	Tapper
69	Kanyarka Fati	Rural	Mornu
70	Kapei	Rural	Chuhan
71	Karelnu	Rural	Osal
72	Kaswa Banikhet (98A)	Rural	Banikhet
73	Kaswa Bathri (82A)	Rural	Bathri
74	Kaswa Debidehra (81A)	Rural	Osal
75	Kathlag (346-1)	Urban	Not applicable
76	Khaddi	Rural	Bailly
77	Khairi	Rural	Mail
78	Kharida	Rural	Sherpur
79	Kholi Kufar	Rural	Osal
80	Khorti	Rural	Jiyunta
81	Khun	Rural	Bagdhar
82	Kunah	Rural	Jiyunta
83	Kunna	Rural	Jiyunta
84	Kurla	Rural	Jiyunta
85	Kuthed	Rural	Tapper
86	Kutplahan	Rural	Balera
87	Lahad	Rural	Bailly
88	Lahadi	Rural	Sudli
89	Lalehad	Rural	Mornu
90	Loona	Rural	Bailly
91	Lunah	Rural	Tapper
92	Maluda	Rural	Maluda
93	Mandhyar	Rural	Manola
94	Manjhdhar	Rural	Nagali
95	Manola	Rural	Manola
96	Matola	Rural	Padhrotu
97	Mel	Rural	Mail
98	Mihnu	Rural	Chuhan
99	Moti Tibba (346-3)	Urban	Not applicable
100	Nagali	Rural	Nagali
101	Nuhn	Rural	Nagali
102	Padhrotu	Rural	Padhrotu
103	Pandol	Rural	Sherpur
104	Pukhri	Rural	Pukhri
105	R.F. Balera	Rural	Balera
106	R.F. Banikhet	Rural	Banikhet
107	R.F. Kalatop	Rural	Padhrotu
108	R.F. Surkhi Gala	Rural	Pukhri
109	Rangar	Rural	Nagali
110	Rikh Nali	Rural	Osal
111	Rouhla	Rural	Ruliyani
112	Rulyani	Rural	Ruliyani
113	Sakrera	Rural	Jiyunta
114	Samleu	Rural	Samleu
115	Samliyata	Rural	Dhalog
116	Sandhara	Rural	Sudli
117	Sangrehan	Rural	Jiyunta
118	Sanjap	Rural	Nagali
119	Sanjpoi	Rural	Nagali
120	Ser	Rural	Osal
121	Sherpur	Rural	Sherpur
122	Sinharu	Rural	Sudli
123	Siyungat	Rural	Jiyunta
124	Sohar	Rural	Mornu
125	Sudal	Rural	Sudli
126	Tappar	Rural	Tapper
127	Tarwad	Rural	Chuhan
128	Tei	Rural	Mail
129	Tritha	Rural	Jiyunta
130	Ulehad	Rural	Sudli

Population of Dalhousie Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dalhousie Tehsil has a total population of 46,760 people, consisting of 24,339 males and 22,421 females. There are 9,514 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 292 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	46,760	36,160	10,600
Male Population	24,339	17,968	6,371
Female Population	22,421	18,192	4,229
Total Households	9,514	7,507	2,007
Population Density	292 / km²	244 / km²	906 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 33,827 literate people and 5,186 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,016 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9,240 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	5,186	4,378	808
Literate Population	33,827	24,700	9,127
Illiterate Population	12,933	11,460	1,473
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	7,016	6,044	972
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	9,240	8,262	978

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Dalhousie (डल्हौजी)
District	Chamba
State / UT	Himachal Pradesh
Railway Station	Nurpur Road
Total Area	160 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	921
Total Population (2011)	46,760
Density	292/km²
Total Villages	130

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