About Dhauhal Buzurg Village

Dhauhal Buzurg is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,969, made up of 1,619 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1503 hectares hectares.

Dhauhal Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauhal Buzurg village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Sarila
Area (hectares)	1503 hectares
Population	2,969
Male Population	1,619
Female Population	1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dhauhal Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Dhauhal Buzurg is the 10th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 1503 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Dhauhal Buzurg

Dhauhal Buzurg is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhauhal Buzurg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhauhal Buzurg from other places

Dhauhal Buzurg lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Dhauhal Buzurg
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarila	32 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	32 km

Villages closest to Dhauhal Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila 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 Dhauhal Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauhal Buzurg village had a population of 2,969. That makes it the 10th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Dhauhal Buzurg village has 1,619 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauhal Buzurg has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

Dhauhal Buzurg covers 1503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhauhal Buzurg falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhauhal Buzurg is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Dhauhal Buzurg.

Dhauhal Buzurg is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhauhal Buzurg is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Sarila is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.