About Dhalwan Village

Dhalwan is a mid sized village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 328 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Baldwara
Pincode	175006
Area (hectares)	155.75 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	328
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhalwan is the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 155.75 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Dhalwan

Dhalwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhalwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhalwan from other places

Dhalwan lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 40 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 Dhalwan
Tehsil headquarters	Baldwara	3.9 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	40 km

Villages closest to Dhalwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalwan village had a population of 625. That makes it the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Dhalwan village has 328 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalwan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Dhalwan is 175006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalwan covers 155.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalwan falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhalwan is Olinda, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhalwan.

Dhalwan is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalwan is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 3.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.