About Dal Village

Dal is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 92 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Dalhousie
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	152.53 hectares
Population	163
Male Population	92
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	772
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dal compares

By the 2011 count Dal is the 73rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 152.53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dal

Dal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dal from other places

Dal lies about 39 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 38 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 Dal
Tehsil headquarters	Dalhousie	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	38 km
District headquarters	Chamba	39 km

Villages closest to Dal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dal village had a population of 163. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Dal village has 92 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dal has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dal is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dal covers 152.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dal falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dal is Kathua, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dal.

Dal is about 39 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dal is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 24 km away. Kathua is about 38 km away. Chamba is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.