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About Dhaul Ghat Village

Dhaul Ghat is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 36 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaul Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaul Ghat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 36
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaul Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Dhaul Ghat is the 125th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dhaul Ghat

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

Dhaul Ghat lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, 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 Dhaul Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 10 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 12 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Dhaul Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baddi 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 Dhaul Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaul Ghat village had a population of 79. That makes it the 125th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Dhaul Ghat village has 36 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaul Ghat has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Dhaul Ghat is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaul Ghat covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaul Ghat falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaul Ghat is Jabli, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaul Ghat.

Dhaul Ghat is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaul Ghat is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 10 km away. Jabli is about 12 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dano Da Ghat (under 2 km), Patta (under 2 km) and Dharowa (under 2 km).

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

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