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About Dholai Village

Dholai is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 287 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 27.71 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 287
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dholai compares

By the 2011 count Dholai is the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 27.71 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Dholai

The census records public bus service for Dholai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholai from other places

Dholai lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about under 2 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 Dholai
Nearest railway station Nagrota under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km

Villages closest to Dholai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Dholai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholai village had a population of 558. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dholai village has 287 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholai has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dholai is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholai covers 27.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dholai falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholai is Nagrota, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dholai.

Dholai 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.

Dholai is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about under 2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Habib Pura (under 2 km), Lahlesar (under 2 km) and Ranhun (under 2 km).

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

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