About Dohal Village

Dohal is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 319 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176103
Area (hectares)	115.66 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	319
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dohal compares

By the 2011 count Dohal is the 78th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 115.66 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dohal

Dohal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dohal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dohal from other places

Dohal lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, 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 Dohal
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	5.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km

Villages closest to Dohal

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.

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Common questions about Dohal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohal village had a population of 659. That makes it the 78th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Dohal village has 319 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohal has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dohal is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohal covers 115.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dohal is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dohal.

Dohal is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohal is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 5.6 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.