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About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 188 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 92.17 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 188
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 50th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 92.17 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dol

Dol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dol as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dol from other places

Dol lies about 9.5 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 Dol
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 9.5 km
District headquarters Chamba 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 46 km

Villages closest to Dol

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.

Common questions about Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 366. That makes it the 50th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dol village has 188 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 92.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dol is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 village for Dol.

Dol is about 9.5 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 9.5 km away. Chamba is about 9.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indereshwar (under 2 km), Surela Pukhri (2.5 km) and Kuntedi (4.5 km).

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

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