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About Dabhota Village

Dabhota is a large village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,448, made up of 1,258 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabhota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabhota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 771.1 hectares
Population 2,448
Male Population 1,258
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dabhota compares

By the 2011 count Dabhota is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 771.1 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dabhota

Dabhota 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 Dabhota 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dabhota from other places

Dabhota lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 4.8 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 Dabhota
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 9.8 km
Nearest town Ropar 17 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Dabhota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabhota village had a population of 2,448. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dabhota village has 1,258 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabhota has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Dabhota covers 771.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabhota falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dabhota is Bharatgarh, about 4.8 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 village for Dabhota.

Dabhota is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabhota is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 4.8 km away. Nalagarh is about 9.8 km away. Ropar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabal Taprian (under 2 km), Taprian (under 2 km) and Majra (1.6 km).

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

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