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About Dalosa Village

Dalosa is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 143 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalosa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 366.68 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 143
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalosa compares

By the 2011 count Dalosa is the 65th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 366.68 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dalosa

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

Dalosa 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 Dalosa
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 34 km

Villages closest to Dalosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalosa village had a population of 281. That makes it the 65th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Dalosa village has 143 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalosa has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dalosa is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalosa covers 366.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalosa falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dalosa 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dalosa.

Dalosa 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.

Dalosa is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Padhar 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 D P F Kalhog (under 2 km), D P F Shamalang (under 2 km) and Gawalan (under 2 km).

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

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