About Dadal Village

Dadal is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 252 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	252
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadal compares

By the 2011 count Dadal is the 17th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dadal

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

Dadal lies about 54 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 13 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 Dadal
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	28 km
Nearest town	Baddi	32 km
District headquarters	Solan	54 km

Villages closest to Dadal

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.

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Common questions about Dadal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadal village had a population of 531. That makes it the 17th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dadal village has 252 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadal has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dadal is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadal covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dadal is Kiratpur Sahib, about 13 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 Dadal.

Dadal is about 54 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadal is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 13 km away. Arki is about 28 km away. Baddi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.