About Dhala Village

Dhala is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 170 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	132.63 hectares
Population	356
Male Population	170
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhala compares

By the 2011 count Dhala is the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 132.63 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhala

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

Dhala lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 Dhala
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	59 km

Villages closest to Dhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhala village had a population of 356. That makes it the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dhala village has 170 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhala has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhala is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhala covers 132.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhala falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhala is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhala.

Dhala is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhala is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Nurpur Road is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.