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About Deol Khas Village

Deol Khas is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,301, made up of 635 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deol Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deol Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 156.85 hectares
Population 1,301
Male Population 635
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deol Khas compares

By the 2011 count Deol Khas is the 13th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 156.85 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Deol Khas

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

Deol Khas lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.1 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 Deol Khas
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 6.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Deol Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Deol Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Deol Khas village had a population of 1,301. That makes it the 13th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Deol Khas village has 635 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deol Khas has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Deol Khas is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deol Khas covers 156.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deol Khas falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deol Khas is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.1 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 Deol Khas.

Deol Khas is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deol Khas is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 5.9 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 6.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karnathu (under 2 km), Patahar (under 2 km) and Bhunkher (under 2 km).

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

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