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About Dholsra Village

Dholsra is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 22 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholsra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholsra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 22
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,318
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholsra compares

By the 2011 count Dholsra is the 177th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dholsra

Dholsra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholsra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholsra from other places

Dholsra lies about 57 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 10 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 Dholsra
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 21 km
Nearest town Nangal 31 km
District headquarters Solan 57 km

Villages closest to Dholsra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholsra village had a population of 51. That makes it the 177th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Dholsra village has 22 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholsra has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Dholsra is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholsra covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholsra falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholsra is Kiratpur Sahib, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dholsra.

Dholsra is about 57 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholsra is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 10 km away. Ramshahr is about 21 km away. Nangal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamal (1.6 km), Jangal Ramgarh (3.5 km) and Baheri (5.2 km).

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

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