About Donthal Village

Donthal is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 41 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,537 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donthal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176123
Area (hectares)	22.84 hectares
Population	104
Male Population	41
Female Population	63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,537
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Donthal compares

By the 2011 count Donthal is the 166th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 22.84 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Donthal

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

Donthal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Donthal
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km

Villages closest to Donthal

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.

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Common questions about Donthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Donthal village had a population of 104. That makes it the 166th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Donthal village has 41 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donthal has about 1537 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Donthal is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donthal covers 22.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Donthal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Donthal.

Donthal 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.

Donthal is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 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.