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About Dali Village

Dali is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 12 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175042
Area (hectares) 14.21 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 12
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dali compares

By the 2011 count Dali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 14.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dali

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

Dali lies about 46 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 26 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 Dali
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km
District headquarters Mandi 46 km

Villages closest to Dali

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.

Common questions about Dali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dali village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dali village has 12 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dali has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dali is 175042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dali covers 14.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dali is Panchrukhi, about 26 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 Dali.

Dali is about 46 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dali is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Panchrukhi is about 26 km away. Sarkaghat is about 29 km away. Dharamsala is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batwan (under 2 km), Bheri (2.4 km) and Jodhan (5.5 km).

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

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