About Dhiala Village

Dhiala is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 86 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhiala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176225
Area (hectares)	116.25 hectares
Population	170
Male Population	86
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhiala compares

By the 2011 count Dhiala is the 142nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 116.25 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dhiala

Dhiala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhiala 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhiala from other places

Dhiala lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 6.2 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 Dhiala
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	6.2 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Dhiala

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 Dhiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhiala village had a population of 170. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dhiala village has 86 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhiala has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dhiala is 176225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhiala covers 116.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhiala is Jawanwala Shahr, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhiala.

Dhiala is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhiala is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 5.6 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 6.2 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.