About Dhela Village

Dhela is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 500 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Baddi
Pincode	173205
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	951
Male Population	500
Female Population	451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhela compares

By the 2011 count Dhela is the 15th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dhela

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

Dhela lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 4.2 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 Dhela
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	4.2 km
Nearest town	Ropar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baddi	22 km
District headquarters	Solan	50 km

Villages closest to Dhela

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.

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Common questions about Dhela

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhela village had a population of 951. That makes it the 15th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Dhela village has 500 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhela has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

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

Dhela covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhela falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhela is Bharatgarh, about 4.2 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 Dhela.

Dhela is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhela is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 4.2 km away. Ropar is about 18 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.