About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 161 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	29.61 hectares
Population	329
Male Population	161
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 73rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 29.61 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dol

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

Dol 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 Dol
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 Dol

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 Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 329. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dol village has 161 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 29.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dol 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 Dol.

Dol 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.

Dol 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.