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About Dumal Kaila Village

Dumal Kaila is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 134 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumal Kaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumal Kaila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176211
Area (hectares) 319.03 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 134
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumal Kaila compares

By the 2011 count Dumal Kaila is the 197th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 319.03 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dumal Kaila

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

Dumal Kaila lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.3 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 Dumal Kaila
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 7.3 km
Nearest town Mamun 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Dumal Kaila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Dumal Kaila

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumal Kaila village had a population of 264. That makes it the 197th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dumal Kaila village has 134 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumal Kaila has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dumal Kaila is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumal Kaila covers 319.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumal Kaila falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumal Kaila is Nurpur Road, about 7.3 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 Dumal Kaila.

Dumal Kaila is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumal Kaila is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 7.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 7.3 km away. Mamun is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maira Batrah (under 2 km), Maira (1.6 km) and Lihora (1.6 km).

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

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