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About Dhola Kuan Village

Dhola Kuan is a large village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,357 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhola Kuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhola Kuan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 2,569
Male Population 1,357
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhola Kuan compares

By the 2011 count Dhola Kuan is the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dhola Kuan

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

Dhola Kuan lies about 65 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Baliakheri, about 29 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 Dhola Kuan
Nearest town Clement Town 28 km
Nearest railway station Baliakheri 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 31 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 65 km

Villages closest to Dhola Kuan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Dhola Kuan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhola Kuan village had a population of 2,569. That makes it the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Dhola Kuan village has 1,357 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhola Kuan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dhola Kuan is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhola Kuan covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhola Kuan falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhola Kuan is Baliakheri, about 29 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 Dhola Kuan.

Dhola Kuan is about 65 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhola Kuan is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Clement Town is about 28 km away. Baliakheri is about 29 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agrau (16 km), Majri Paharuwala (24 km) and Kunja (29 km).

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

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