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About Fakdohal Village

Fakdohal is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 49 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fakdohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakdohal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 175051
Area (hectares) 72.63 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 49
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fakdohal compares

By the 2011 count Fakdohal is the 47th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 72.63 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Fakdohal

Fakdohal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Fakdohal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Fakdohal from other places

Fakdohal lies about 96 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Fakdohal
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 96 km

Villages closest to Fakdohal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakdohal village had a population of 96. That makes it the 47th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Fakdohal village has 49 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakdohal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Fakdohal is 175051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fakdohal covers 72.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fakdohal falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Fakdohal is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fakdohal.

Fakdohal is about 96 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakdohal is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badohal (under 2 km), Fanehal (under 2 km) and Kachhali (under 2 km).

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

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