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About Dadroli Village

Dadroli is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 232 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadroli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 61.41 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 232
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadroli compares

By the 2011 count Dadroli is the 49th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 61.41 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dadroli

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

Dadroli lies about 9.0 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Lunsu, 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 Dadroli
Nearest railway station Lunsu 6.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Dadroli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadroli village had a population of 480. That makes it the 49th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dadroli village has 232 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadroli has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dadroli is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadroli covers 61.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dadroli falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadroli is Lunsu, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dadroli.

Dadroli is about 9.0 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadroli is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Lunsu is about 6.7 km away. Kangra is about 9.0 km away. Shahpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhati (under 2 km), Lanjot (3.7 km) and Tatwani (5.9 km).

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

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