About Dhalon Village

Dhalon is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 120 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175026
Area (hectares)	132.86 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	120
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,183
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalon compares

By the 2011 count Dhalon is the 99th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 132.86 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dhalon

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

Dhalon 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 Dhalon
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	18 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km

Villages closest to Dhalon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalon village had a population of 262. That makes it the 99th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dhalon village has 120 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalon has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dhalon is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalon covers 132.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhalon falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhalon 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 village for Dhalon.

Dhalon 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.

Dhalon is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.