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About Dolba Village

Dolba is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 160 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 430.08 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 160
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolba compares

By the 2011 count Dolba is the 101st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 430.08 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1026.

Getting to Dolba

Dolba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dolba as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dolba from other places

Dolba lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 5.4 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 Dolba
Nearest railway station Guler 5.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Dolba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolba village had a population of 341. That makes it the 101st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dolba village has 160 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolba has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dolba is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolba covers 430.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dolba falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dolba is Guler, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dolba.

Dolba is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolba is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about 5.4 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Jawali is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaniat (6.4 km), Ghagher (6.8 km) and Bahi (8.6 km).

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

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