About Dattowal Village

Dattowal is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 935 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dattowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dattowal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	1,861
Male Population	935
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dattowal compares

By the 2011 count Dattowal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dattowal

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

Dattowal lies about 41 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 12 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 Dattowal
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ghanauli	12 km
Nearest town	Baddi	13 km
District headquarters	Solan	41 km

Villages closest to Dattowal

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.

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Common questions about Dattowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dattowal village had a population of 1,861. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dattowal village has 935 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dattowal has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Dattowal covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dattowal is Ghanauli, about 12 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 Dattowal.

Dattowal is about 41 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dattowal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 1.9 km away. Ghanauli is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.