About Dolowal Village

Dolowal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 191 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolowal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	368
Male Population	191
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dolowal compares

By the 2011 count Dolowal is the 86th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dolowal

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

How far is Dolowal from other places

Dolowal lies about 46 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 8.2 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 Dolowal
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	8.2 km
Nearest town	Baddi	20 km
District headquarters	Solan	46 km

Villages closest to Dolowal

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 Dolowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolowal village had a population of 368. That makes it the 86th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dolowal village has 191 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolowal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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

Dolowal covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dolowal is Bharatgarh, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dolowal.

Dolowal is about 46 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolowal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 8.2 km away. Bharatgarh is about 8.2 km away. Baddi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.