About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 105 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	69.86 hectares
Population	212
Male Population	105
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 137th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 69.86 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dol

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

Dol lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, 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 Dol
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	12 km
Nearest town	Baddi	17 km
District headquarters	Solan	43 km

Villages closest to Dol

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 Dol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 212. That makes it the 137th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Dol village has 105 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Dol covers 69.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dol is Bharatgarh, 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 Dol.

Dol is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 6.0 km away. Bharatgarh is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.