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About Dartal Village

Dartal is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 15 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dartal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dartal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177041
Area (hectares) 31.13 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 15
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dartal compares

By the 2011 count Dartal is the 310th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 31.13 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dartal

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

Dartal lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Dartal
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 4.6 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Dartal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dartal village had a population of 39. That makes it the 310th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dartal village has 15 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dartal has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dartal is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dartal covers 31.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dartal falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dartal is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dartal.

Dartal is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dartal is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.6 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darial (under 2 km), Dabbar Patta (under 2 km) and Amrota (under 2 km).

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

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