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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 11132
- Pincode
- 176093
- Post office
- Malkher
- Population
- 231
- Households
- 53
- Literacy rate
- 79.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1265 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 119
Census 2011 · in context
How Dridh (512) compares
By population, Dridh (512) ranks #35 of 84 villages in Thural mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.2%
+3.5% vs mandal average
- Dridh (512)
- 79.2%
- Thural mandal
- 75.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,265
+119 vs mandal average
- Dridh (512)
- 1,265
- Thural mandal
- 1,146
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Dridh (512)
- 4.4
- Thural mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dridh (512) at a glance
Dridh (512) is a village of 231 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Thural tehsil, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, the 35th-largest of 84 villages in Thural tehsil. Literacy is 79%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,265 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176093, served by Malkher post office; the LGD village code is 11132. The population is estimated at 272 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sanhoon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dridh (512) · this village | 231 | 79% | — |
| Sanhoon (518) · Thural | 415 | 74% | — |
| Phagurta (517) · Thural | 345 | 74% | — |
| Phangehar (502) · Thural | 207 | 66% | — |
| Badarta (520) · Thural | 87 | 70% | — |
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Key facts — Dridh (512)
- LGD code
- 11132
- Pincode
- 176093
- Post office
- Malkher
- Population (Census 2011)
- 231
- Population (projected 2026)
- 272
- Households
- 53
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1265
- Literacy rate
- 79.2%
- Block / Mandal
- Thural
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176093
- Sanhoon (518)Thural mandal415 pop
- Sapruhal (523)Bhawarna mandal367 pop
- Haldra (521)Bhawarna mandal335 pop
- Roda (528)Bhawarna mandal333 pop
- Malkehar (526)Bhawarna mandal308 pop
- Kouna (522)Bhawarna mandal289 pop
- Samba (532)Bhawarna mandal246 pop
- Basdi (377)Bhawarna mandal244 pop
- Moondhi Khas (393)Thural mandal230 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dridh (512)
Other villages in Thural mandal
View all 60+ →- Duhak Khurad (461)
- Bharanta (397)
- Dhaniara (460)
- Haloon (401)
- Batahan (404)
- Kotwal Lahar (405)
- Saidoon (463)
- Rapot (395)
- Sai Da Lahar (406)
- Sanhoon (518)
- Thural Khas (504)
- Malghuni (399)
- Nalehar (509)
- Kanan Suan (400)
- Chula Uparla (500)
- Phagurta (517)
- Lahar Duhak (462)
- Bairghatta (464)
- Umri (434)
- Kauna (432)
- Phulwar (421)
- Khajurnu (381)
- Gharthoon (431)
- Bhal Bhurian (467)
- Gharhella Kalan (412)
- Kandi (398)
- Ghur (402)
- Gandera (493)
- Thana (507)
- Bhanwar (506)
- Manjha Uparla (420)
- Duhak Kalan (435)
- Heb (388)
- Linjhan (384)
- Moondhi Khas (393)
- Bhatti Lohar Panga (391)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)