About Dhawala Khas Village

Dhawala Khas is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 372 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawala Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawala Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177101
Area (hectares)	211.52 hectares
Population	765
Male Population	372
Female Population	393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawala Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dhawala Khas is the 35th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 211.52 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dhawala Khas

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

Dhawala Khas lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 17 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 Dhawala Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	36 km

Villages closest to Dhawala Khas

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Dhawala Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawala Khas village had a population of 765. That makes it the 35th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dhawala Khas village has 372 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawala Khas has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Dhawala Khas covers 211.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhawala Khas is Tripal, about 17 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 Dhawala Khas.

Dhawala Khas is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawala Khas is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 4.1 km away. Tripal is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.