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About Dhayawla Village

Dhayawla is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 110 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhayawla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhayawla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 117.82 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 110
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhayawla compares

By the 2011 count Dhayawla is the 52nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 117.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 967.

Getting to Dhayawla

Dhayawla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhayawla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhayawla from other places

Dhayawla lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Dhayawla
Nearest railway station Salogra 13 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 16 km

Villages closest to Dhayawla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 Dhayawla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhayawla village had a population of 206. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Dhayawla village has 110 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhayawla has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhayawla is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhayawla covers 117.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhayawla falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhayawla is Salogra, 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 <5 km distance for Dhayawla.

Dhayawla is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhayawla is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 13 km away. Solan is about 15 km away. Kandaghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tananji (2.9 km), Jethna (5.1 km) and Ghewa (5.2 km).

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

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