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About Dhalwani Village

Dhalwani is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 80 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691000, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalwani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 691000
Area (hectares) 149.13 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 80
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalwani compares

By the 2011 count Dhalwani is the 55th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 149.13 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Dhalwani

Dhalwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhalwani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhalwani from other places

Dhalwani lies about 90 km from Mandi. 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 Dhalwani
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 20 km
Nearest town Shimla 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 90 km

Villages closest to Dhalwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalwani village had a population of 169. That makes it the 55th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhalwani village has 80 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalwani has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Dhalwani is 691000. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalwani covers 149.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhalwani falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhalwani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhalwani.

Dhalwani is about 90 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalwani is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Mandi is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandokhar (6.0 km), Balahar (9.1 km) and Sain (10 km).

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

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