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About Dhalut Village

Dhalut is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 56 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 56
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalut compares

By the 2011 count Dhalut is the 73rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dhalut

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

Dhalut lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 58 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 Dhalut
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 7.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 58 km

Villages closest to Dhalut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Dhalut

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalut village had a population of 105. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Dhalut village has 56 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalut has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dhalut is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalut covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalut falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhalut is Summer Hill, about 58 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 Dhalut.

Dhalut is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalut is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 7.8 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Summer Hill is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Didar (under 2 km), Tiki (1.8 km) and Khalwan (2.0 km).

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

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