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About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 35 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,314 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177045, 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 Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177045
Area (hectares) 12.66 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 35
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,314
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 257th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 12.66 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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 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 Dol from other places

Dol lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Nadaun 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest town Talwāra 41 km

Villages closest to Dol

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 Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 81. That makes it the 257th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dol village has 35 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 1314 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 177045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 12.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dol is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Dol.

Dol is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 5.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandola (under 2 km), Hadwani (under 2 km) and Dhanoa (1.5 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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