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About Dhali Village

Dhali is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 36 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 21.19 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 36
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhali compares

By the 2011 count Dhali is the 165th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 21.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhali

The census records public bus service for Dhali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhali from other places

Dhali lies about 6.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 1.6 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 Dhali
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 1.6 km
District headquarters Solan 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 14 km

Villages closest to Dhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhali village had a population of 68. That makes it the 165th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Dhali village has 36 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhali has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhali is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhali covers 21.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhali falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhali is Kandaghat, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhali.

Dhali is about 6.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhali is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 1.6 km away. Solan is about 6.9 km away. Kasauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rauri (under 2 km), Ded (2.5 km) and Kalog (2.6 km).

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

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