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About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 127 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 114.86 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 127
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 93rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 114.86 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Dol

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

Dol lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Winch Camp, about 31 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 Dol
Nearest railway station Winch Camp 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 33 km

Villages closest to Dol

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 Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 277. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Dol village has 127 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Dol covers 114.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dol is Winch Camp, about 31 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 Dol.

Dol is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Winch Camp is about 31 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadyara (8.8 km), Salang (12 km) and D P F Shilh (16 km).

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

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