About Dhavalu Village

Dhavalu is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 21 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhavalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavalu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176028
Area (hectares)	29.22 hectares
Population	45
Male Population	21
Female Population	24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,143
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhavalu compares

By the 2011 count Dhavalu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 29.22 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dhavalu

Dhavalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhavalu 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhar, Dhar Chhamb, Dhar Gharyar and Dhar Panyali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhavalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavalu village had a population of 45. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dhavalu village has 21 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavalu has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dhavalu is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhavalu covers 29.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dhavalu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhavalu.

Dhavalu is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.