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About Dhauhal Khurd Village

Dhauhal Khurd is a small village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 205 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.36 hectares hectares.

Dhauhal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauhal Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Area (hectares) 502.36 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 205
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785

How Dhauhal Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dhauhal Khurd is the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 502.36 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 842.

How far is Dhauhal Khurd from other places

Dhauhal Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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.

Common questions about Dhauhal Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauhal Khurd village had a population of 366. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Dhauhal Khurd village has 205 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauhal Khurd has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 842.

Dhauhal Khurd covers 502.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhauhal Khurd is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line.

Dhauhal Khurd 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 Khurd 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.

The closest recorded villages are Alkachaba (under 2 km), Dhauhal Buzurg (under 2 km) and Jalalpur (under 2 km).

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

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