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About Pandol Village

Pandol is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 51 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 85.03 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 51
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandol compares

By the 2011 count Pandol is the 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 85.03 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 Pandol

Pandol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pandol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pandol from other places

Pandol lies about 9.9 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 47 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 Pandol
District headquarters Chamba 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 47 km

Villages closest to Pandol

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.

Common questions about Pandol

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandol village had a population of 94. That makes it the 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Pandol village has 51 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandol has about 843 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 Pandol is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandol covers 85.03 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Pandol is Nurpur Road, about 47 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pandol.

Pandol is about 9.9 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandol is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 9.9 km away. Dalhousie is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalog (1.6 km), Gandhiar (1.6 km) and Sohar (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pandol today is likely to be higher.

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