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About Miyol Village

Miyol is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 80 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Miyol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Miyol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 65.12 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 80
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Miyol compares

By the 2011 count Miyol is the 190th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 65.12 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Miyol

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

Miyol lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 8.1 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 Miyol
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 8.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km

Villages closest to Miyol

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 Miyol

As per the Census of India 2011, Miyol village had a population of 173. That makes it the 190th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Miyol village has 80 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Miyol has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Miyol is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Miyol covers 65.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Miyol is Tripal, about 8.1 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 Miyol.

Miyol is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Miyol is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.8 km away. Tripal is about 8.1 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choran (under 2 km), Chanan Kalan (under 2 km) and Barota (under 2 km).

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

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