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About Spail Village

Spail is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 532 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Spail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Spail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176027
Area (hectares) 372.88 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 532
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Spail compares

By the 2011 count Spail is the 20th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 372.88 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Spail

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

Spail 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 Spail
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Spail

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 Spail

As per the Census of India 2011, Spail village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 20th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Spail village has 532 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Spail has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Spail is 176027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Spail covers 372.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Spail 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Naira Khas (under 2 km), Ban Khabal (under 2 km) and Janala (under 2 km).

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

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