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About Dholta Village

Dholta is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 41 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176060
Area (hectares) 68.99 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 41
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
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 Dholta compares

By the 2011 count Dholta is the 326th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 68.99 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dholta

The census records public bus service for Dholta 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 Dholta from other places

Dholta lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 1.8 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 Dholta
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km

Villages closest to Dholta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholta village had a population of 89. That makes it the 326th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Dholta village has 41 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholta has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dholta is 176060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholta covers 68.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholta falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholta is Chamunda Marg, about 1.8 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 Dholta.

Dholta is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholta is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 1.8 km away. Palampur is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahr Khola (under 2 km), Cheli (under 2 km) and Darang Khas (1.7 km).

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

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