Dhira Tehsil - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Dhira is an administrative tehsil in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dhira is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Sulah Himachal Pradesh, while the nearest airport is Kangra Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 20.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 81 km², including 81.19 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1106 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dhira Tehsil

Dhira Tehsil has a total of 115 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	Alsa	Rural	Gharana
2	Alsehar	Rural	Kahanpatt
3	Badrer	Rural	Gharana
4	Baggi	Rural	Chambi
5	Bah	Rural	Chambi
6	Baleta	Rural	Marhoon
7	Balota Khas	Rural	Balota
8	Baloti	Rural	Dheera
9	Ban	Rural	Bhadrol
10	Ban Chadoh	Rural	Marhoon
11	Barehr	Rural	Ranjhun
12	Barsola	Rural	Dain
13	Behl	Rural	Jharet Jagian
14	Bhadrol Buhla	Rural	Bhadrol
15	Bhadrol Uparla	Rural	Bhadrol
16	Bhangali	Rural	Jharet Jagian
17	Bharath	Rural	Gaggal
18	Bhati	Rural	Chowki
19	Bhatiara	Rural	Balota
20	Bhatka	Rural	Kairwan
21	Buhla Nauana	Rural	Chowki
22	Chakban	Rural	Khas Gagal
23	Chakban Panapar	Rural	Panapr
24	Chambi	Rural	Chambi
25	Chauri Da Lahar	Rural	Kairwan
26	Chiran	Rural	Chambi
27	Chombu	Rural	Rajhoon Gadiara
28	Dai	Rural	Dain
29	Darman	Rural	Purba
30	Dehadi	Rural	Dain
31	Dehru	Rural	Kahanpatt
32	Devi	Rural	Devi
33	Devi Tilla	Rural	Kahanpatt
34	Dhalehra	Rural	Gaggal
35	Dhira	Rural	Dheera
36	Dugahan	Rural	Gaggal
37	Gadiara	Rural	Rajhoon Gadiara
38	Gaggal	Rural	Khas Gagal
39	Gagoti	Rural	Kairwan
40	Galohi	Rural	Bhadrol
41	Ghammun	Rural	Bhadrol
42	Ghanun	Rural	Gaggal
43	Gharana	Rural	Gharana
44	Gharana Khas	Rural	Gharana
45	Gharanu	Rural	Bhadrol
46	Guin	Rural	Gaggal
47	Har	Rural	Khas Gagal
48	Har Liungni	Rural	Marhoon
49	Har Tarembu	Rural	Marhoon
50	Hoda	Rural	Chambi
51	Jadwana	Rural	Marhoon
52	Jamula	Rural	Rajhoon Gadiara
53	Jharet Jagian	Rural	Jharet Jagian
54	Jharet Thakaran	Rural	Jharet Jagian
55	Kalah	Rural	Dheera
56	Kalun	Rural	Chowki
57	Karner	Rural	Naura
58	Kharaina	Rural	Kairwan
59	Khatin	Rural	Panapr
60	Kholi	Rural	Gaggal
61	Kholi	Rural	Panapr
62	Kiyara	Rural	Kairwan
63	Kohana	Rural	Kuhana
64	Kohlru	Rural	Kahanpatt
65	Korna	Rural	Rajhoon Gadiara
66	Kot	Rural	Naura
67	Kotha	Rural	Kahanpatt
68	Lahar Buhla	Rural	Kuhana
69	Lahr Banahra	Rural	Bhadrol
70	Lahr Chalaina	Rural	Chowki
71	Lahr Malaicha	Rural	Bhadrol
72	Lahr Thakran	Rural	Kahanpatt
73	Lahr Uparla	Rural	Dheera
74	Lahru	Rural	Naura
75	Lahru	Rural	Balota
76	Lanjehr	Rural	Rajhoon Gadiara
77	Lulehr	Rural	Naura
78	Lulehr	Rural	Gharana
79	Makrehr	Rural	Rajhoon Gadiara
80	Malehr	Rural	Devi
81	Mangehr	Rural	Ranjhun
82	Marhun	Rural	Marhoon
83	Marhun Buhli	Rural	Marhoon
84	Matehr	Rural	Naura
85	Naura	Rural	Naura
86	Nunhalkar	Rural	Naura
87	Och	Rural	Dheera
88	Olehar	Rural	Kuhana
89	Onch	Rural	Khas Gagal
90	Panapar Har	Rural	Panapr
91	Panjial	Rural	Purba
92	Panjlehr	Rural	Purba
93	Parmar Nagar	Rural	Chowki
94	Pat	Rural	Marhoon
95	Phashta	Rural	Devi
96	Pira	Rural	Ranjhun
97	Rajhun Khas	Rural	Ranjhun
98	Rakh	Rural	Kairwan
99	Rangehr	Rural	Kahanpatt
100	Rumehr	Rural	Dheera
101	Sanwar	Rural	Purba
102	Simbal Lahr	Rural	Kahanpatt
103	Simbal Pat	Rural	Chowki
104	Suar	Rural	Chowki
105	Sunpur	Rural	Naura
106	Suri	Rural	Marhoon
107	Tamloh Khas	Rural	Gharana
108	Tang	Rural	Balota
109	Tapehr	Rural	Rajhoon Gadiara
110	Thalehr	Rural	Gaggal
111	Thalial Buhli	Rural	Naura
112	Thalial Uparli	Rural	Naura
113	Tharkehr	Rural	Kuhana
114	Thirak	Rural	Kahanpatt
115	Uparla Nauana	Rural	Chowki

Population of Dhira Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dhira Tehsil has a total population of 22,119 people, consisting of 10,498 males and 11,621 females. There are 5,298 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 272 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	22,119	22,119	0
Male Population	10,498	10,498	0
Female Population	11,621	11,621	0
Total Households	5,298	5,298	0
Population Density	272 / km²	272 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 17,067 literate people and 2,381 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 3,521 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 194 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	2,381	2,381
Literate Population	17,067	17,067
Illiterate Population	5,052	5,052
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	3,521	3,521
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	194	194

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)	Dhira (धीरा)
District	Kangra
State / UT	Himachal Pradesh
Railway Station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh
Total Area	81 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1106
Total Population (2011)	22,119
Density	272/km²
Total Villages	115

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