About Dhandol Village

Dhandol is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 171 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,351 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176126
Area (hectares)	153.37 hectares
Population	402
Male Population	171
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,351
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandol compares

By the 2011 count Dhandol is the 82nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 153.37 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Dhandol

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

Dhandol lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.7 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 Dhandol
Nearest railway station	Samloti	5.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	25 km

Villages closest to Dhandol

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.

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Common questions about Dhandol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandol village had a population of 402. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dhandol village has 171 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandol has about 1351 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Dhandol is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandol covers 153.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandol falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandol is Samloti, about 5.7 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 Dhandol.

Dhandol is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandol is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.7 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.