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About Dhel Khas Village

Dhel Khas is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 76 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhel Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhel Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176111
Area (hectares) 174.2 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 76
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhel Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dhel Khas is the 83rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 174.2 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Dhel Khas

Dhel Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhel Khas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhel Khas from other places

Dhel Khas lies about 44 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.8 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 Dhel Khas
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 2.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 44 km

Villages closest to Dhel Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Dhel Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhel Khas village had a population of 163. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Dhel Khas village has 76 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhel Khas has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Dhel Khas is 176111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhel Khas covers 174.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhel Khas falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhel Khas is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhel Khas.

Dhel Khas is about 44 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhel Khas is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 2.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaner (3.5 km), Riah (5.6 km) and Chamarrahri (7.7 km).

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

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