About Dal Village

Dal is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 152 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176032
Area (hectares)	149.63 hectares
Population	304
Male Population	152
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dal compares

By the 2011 count Dal is the 28th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 149.63 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dal

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

Dal lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Dal
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	43 km

Villages closest to Dal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dal village had a population of 304. That makes it the 28th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dal village has 152 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dal is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dal covers 149.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dal falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Dal.

Dal is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dal is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 8.4 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.