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About Dole Village

Dole is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 19 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dole village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263831
Area (hectares) 38.15 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 19
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dole compares

By the 2011 count Dole is the 101st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 38.15 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1055.

Getting to Dole

Dole is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dole as Available within 10+ 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 Dole from other places

Dole lies about 20 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 33 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 Dole
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 11 km
Nearest town Almora 14 km
District headquarters Nainital 20 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 33 km

Villages closest to Dole

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Dole

As per the Census of India 2011, Dole village had a population of 42. That makes it the 101st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dole village has 19 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dole has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Dole is 263831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dole covers 38.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dole falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dole is Kathgodam, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dole.

Dole is about 20 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dole is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 11 km away. Almora is about 14 km away. Nainital is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungrao (under 2 km), Panaura (1.5 km) and Sirodi (2.1 km).

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

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