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About Dolru Village

Dolru is a small village in Ramshahr 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 62.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 62.32 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 Dolru compares

By the 2011 count Dolru is the 48th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 62.32 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dolru

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

Dolru 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 Dolru
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 12 km
Nearest town Baddi 17 km
District headquarters Solan 43 km

Villages closest to Dolru

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 Dolru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolru village had a population of 212. That makes it the 48th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolru has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Dolru is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolru covers 62.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dolru 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 Dolru.

Dolru 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.

Dolru is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 7.3 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Baroa (under 2 km), Dohra (under 2 km) and Katal (under 2 km).

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

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