About Dolyar Village

Dolyar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 159 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolyar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	61.24 hectares
Population	338
Male Population	159
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolyar compares

By the 2011 count Dolyar is the 71st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 61.24 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dolyar

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

Dolyar lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.5 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 Dolyar
Nearest railway station	Samloti	5.5 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	26 km

Villages closest to Dolyar

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.

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Common questions about Dolyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolyar village had a population of 338. That makes it the 71st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dolyar village has 159 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolyar has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dolyar is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolyar covers 61.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dolyar is Samloti, about 5.5 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 Dolyar.

Dolyar is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolyar is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.5 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.