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About Dhelu Village

Dhelu is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 766 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhelu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhelu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 1,506
Male Population 766
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhelu compares

By the 2011 count Dhelu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Dhelu

Dhelu 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 Dhelu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhelu from other places

Dhelu lies about 34 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Dhelu
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar under 2 km
District headquarters Mandi 34 km

Villages closest to Dhelu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhelu village had a population of 1,506. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Dhelu village has 766 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhelu has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Dhelu is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhelu covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhelu falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhelu is Joginder Nagar, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhelu.

Dhelu is about 34 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhelu is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Joginder Nagar is about under 2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about under 2 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhelu Har (under 2 km), Arthi (under 2 km) and Jimjema (1.8 km).

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

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