About Dhandal Village

Dhandal is a mid sized village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 354 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Kotli
Pincode	175003
Area (hectares)	517.78 hectares
Population	726
Male Population	354
Female Population	372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandal compares

By the 2011 count Dhandal is the 6th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 517.78 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Dhandal

Dhandal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhandal from other places

Dhandal lies about 64 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 Dhandal
Tehsil headquarters	Kotli	30 km
Nearest town	Shimla	32 km
District headquarters	Mandi	64 km

Villages closest to Dhandal

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.

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Common questions about Dhandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandal village had a population of 726. That makes it the 6th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhandal village has 354 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandal has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Dhandal is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandal covers 517.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandal.

Dhandal is about 64 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandal is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Mandi is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.