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About Doduwal Village

Doduwal is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 89 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doduwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doduwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 89
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Doduwal compares

By the 2011 count Doduwal is the 82nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Doduwal

Doduwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Doduwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Doduwal from other places

Doduwal lies about 32 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 19 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 Doduwal
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 19 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km

Villages closest to Doduwal

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 Doduwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Doduwal village had a population of 176. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Doduwal village has 89 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doduwal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Doduwal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doduwal covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Doduwal is Ghanauli, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doduwal.

Doduwal is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doduwal is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 3.5 km away. Ghanauli is about 19 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banbir Pur (under 2 km), Mank Pur (under 2 km) and Kaundi (under 2 km).

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

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