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About Dhalan Village

Dhalan is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 38 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 84.67 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 38
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Dhalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhalan is the 104th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 84.67 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dhalan

Dhalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhalan 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 Dhalan from other places

Dhalan lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Dhalan
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 52 km

Villages closest to Dhalan

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 Dhalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalan village had a population of 78. That makes it the 104th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Dhalan village has 38 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalan has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dhalan is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalan covers 84.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhalan is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Dhalan.

Dhalan is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalan is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 15 km away. Dalhousie is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh (under 2 km), Kunah (2.4 km) and Kunna (2.4 km).

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

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