About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 211 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	110.86 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	211
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 45th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 110.86 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dol

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

Dol lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 44 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 Dol
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Mandi	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	26 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	44 km

Villages closest to Dol

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 Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 421. That makes it the 45th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dol village has 211 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 995 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 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 110.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dol is Olinda, about 44 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 Dol.

Dol is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.5 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Sarkaghat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.