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About Dambal Village

Dambal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 50 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,280 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dambal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dambal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 22.03 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 50
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,280
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dambal compares

By the 2011 count Dambal is the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 22.03 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dambal

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

Dambal lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota Suriyan, about 6.7 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 Dambal
Nearest railway station Nagrota Suriyan 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km

Villages closest to Dambal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dambal village had a population of 114. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Dambal village has 50 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dambal has about 1280 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dambal is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dambal covers 22.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dambal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dambal is Nagrota Suriyan, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dambal.

Dambal 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.

Dambal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Suriyan is about 6.7 km away. Fatehpur is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalamb (under 2 km), Lambat (under 2 km) and Patta Brahmana (4.1 km).

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

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