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About Dhantol Village

Dhantol is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 190 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhantol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 224.06 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 190
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhantol compares

By the 2011 count Dhantol is the 65th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 224.06 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dhantol

Dhantol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhantol 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhantol from other places

Dhantol lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 7.4 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 Dhantol
Tehsil headquarters Indora 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Kandrori 7.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Dhantol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 Dhantol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantol village had a population of 358. That makes it the 65th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Dhantol village has 190 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantol has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dhantol is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhantol covers 224.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhantol falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhantol is Kandrori, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhantol.

Dhantol is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhantol is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 1.8 km away. Kandrori is about 7.4 km away. Mamun is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Indora (1.8 km), Indora (1.8 km) and Indpur (1.8 km).

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

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