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About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 225 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 123.85 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 225
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 88th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 123.85 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dol

Dol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dol from other places

Dol lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Dol
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Dol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 472. That makes it the 88th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dol village has 225 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 123.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dol falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dol is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dol.

Dol is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.1 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samdol (under 2 km), Shantla (under 2 km) and Hatli (under 2 km).

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

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