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About Dumnal Village

Dumnal is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 50 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumnal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177110
Area (hectares) 52.52 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 50
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
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 Dumnal compares

By the 2011 count Dumnal is the 76th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 52.52 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Dumnal

Dumnal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumnal 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 Dumnal from other places

Dumnal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Dumnal
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Dumnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumnal village had a population of 108. That makes it the 76th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Dumnal village has 50 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumnal has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Dumnal is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumnal covers 52.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumnal falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumnal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Dumnal.

Dumnal 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.

Dumnal is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Jaswan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badnali (under 2 km), Chanaur Nali (under 2 km) and Dodra Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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