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About Dhilon Village

Dhilon is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 173 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhilon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhilon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173229
Area (hectares) 65.38 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 173
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhilon compares

By the 2011 count Dhilon is the 40th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 65.38 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dhilon

Dhilon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhilon 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhilon from other places

Dhilon lies about 4.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 1.5 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 Dhilon
Nearest railway station Barog 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Solan 4.8 km

Villages closest to Dhilon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhilon village had a population of 354. That makes it the 40th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Dhilon village has 173 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhilon has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dhilon is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhilon covers 65.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhilon falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhilon is Barog, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhilon is about 4.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhilon is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 1.5 km away. Solan is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thapo (under 2 km), Kalor (under 2 km) and Lohanji (under 2 km).

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

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