About Deol Village

Deol is a mid sized village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 268 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	610.15 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	268
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deol compares

By the 2011 count Deol is the 9th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 610.15 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Deol

Deol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Deol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Deol from other places

Deol lies about 51 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 26 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 Deol
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km
District headquarters	Chamba	51 km

Villages closest to Deol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deol village had a population of 514. That makes it the 9th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Deol village has 268 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deol has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Deol is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deol covers 610.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deol falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deol is Palampur Himachal, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Deol.

Deol is about 51 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deol is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 4.1 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 26 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.