About Dul Village

Dul is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 62 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dul village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	74.67 hectares
Population	133
Male Population	62
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,145
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dul compares

By the 2011 count Dul is the 151st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 74.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Dul

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

Dul lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 10 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 Dul
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km

Villages closest to Dul

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.

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Common questions about Dul

As per the Census of India 2011, Dul village had a population of 133. That makes it the 151st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dul village has 62 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dul has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dul is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dul covers 74.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dul is Jawanwala Shahr, about 10 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 Dul.

Dul is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dul is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 9.8 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.