About Dhwali Village

Dhwali is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 106 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhwali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175040
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	203
Male Population	106
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhwali compares

By the 2011 count Dhwali is the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 1126.

Getting to Dhwali

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

Dhwali lies about 87 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 14 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 Dhwali
Nearest railway station	Salogra	14 km
Nearest town	Shimla	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	23 km
District headquarters	Mandi	87 km

Villages closest to Dhwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhwali village had a population of 203. That makes it the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dhwali village has 106 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhwali has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Dhwali is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhwali covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhwali falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhwali is Salogra, about 14 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 Dhwali.

Dhwali is about 87 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhwali is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Salogra is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Dharmpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.