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About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 225 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, 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 Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 152.66 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 225
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 57th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 152.66 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 6.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 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 Sundarnagar 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 Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 451. That makes it the 57th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Dol village has 225 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 152.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dol falls under Sundarnagar 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.5 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Olinda is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurada (under 2 km), Sehli (under 2 km) and Baila (under 2 km).

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

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