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About Dhial Village

Dhial is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 350 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 134.12 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 350
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhial compares

By the 2011 count Dhial is the 43rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 134.12 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dhial

Dhial is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhial 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhial from other places

Dhial lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 1.8 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 Dhial
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 10 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Dhial

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 Dhial

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhial village had a population of 699. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dhial village has 350 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhial has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dhial is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhial covers 134.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhial is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhial.

Dhial is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhial is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 1.8 km away. Jawali is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reserve Jangal Bar (2.2 km), Phiral (2.9 km) and Jhalun (3.2 km).

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

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