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About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 20 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 20
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 245th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dol

Dol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 46 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 12 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 railway station Bharatgarh 12 km
Nearest town Baddi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 24 km
District headquarters Solan 46 km

Villages closest to Dol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 34. That makes it the 245th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dol village has 20 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dol falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dol is Bharatgarh, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dol.

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

Dol is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Arki is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandol (under 2 km), Bhaled (2.1 km) and Bara Ghat (2.4 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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