Dhatwal Tehsil - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
Dhatwal is an administrative tehsil in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dhatwal is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Nangal Dam, while the nearest airport is Shimla Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 57.1 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 119 km², including 119.35 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1140 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Dhatwal Tehsil
Dhatwal Tehsil has a total of 143 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aghwin Buhli (34/65) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 2 | Aghwin Upperly (34/64) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 3 | Ambota | Rural | Bhail |
| 4 | Ambota (34/9) | Rural | Bijhari |
| 5 | Bagg (34/48) | Rural | Sathwin |
| 6 | Baghed (34/104) | Rural | Sohari |
| 7 | Bahal Nalochan (34/28) | Rural | Kalwal |
| 8 | Bahal Thakru (34/6) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 9 | Balh Brahmana (34/68) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 10 | Balh Patialan (34/66) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 11 | Balhi Dhabed | Rural | Dhangota |
| 12 | Bara - II | Rural | Sathwin |
| 13 | Bara (34/23) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 14 | Baragaran (34/43) | Rural | Baragran |
| 15 | Barla (34/103) | Rural | Sohari |
| 16 | Baroh (34/20) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 17 | Baroti | Rural | Bhail |
| 18 | Batlahu | Rural | Dhangota |
| 19 | Bhahal Arjun (34/5) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 20 | Bhailu | Rural | Bhail |
| 21 | Bhangala | Rural | Bhail |
| 22 | Bhanwani (34/10) | Rural | Bhail |
| 23 | Bhardyan (34/93) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 24 | Bhater (34/35) | Rural | Relli |
| 25 | Bhel (34/83) | Rural | Bhail |
| 26 | Bihal (34/71) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 27 | Bihru (34-22) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 28 | Bijhari (34/16) | Rural | Bijhari |
| 29 | Bohni | Rural | Sathwin |
| 30 | Budhan (34/18) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 31 | Buthan Badgraian (34/44) | Rural | Relli |
| 32 | Buthan Nangluan (34/41) | Rural | Relli |
| 33 | Chakmoh (34/8) | Rural | Chakmoh |
| 34 | Chakrala (34/3) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 35 | Chalali (34/32) | Rural | Samaila |
| 36 | Chaloli (34-67) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 37 | Chalsai (34/7) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 38 | Chandal (34-47) | Rural | Jajri |
| 39 | Changar (34/105) | Rural | Kulehra |
| 40 | Chathyal Vass (34/33) | Rural | Baragran |
| 41 | Chatpahl (34/70) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 42 | Chowki (34/39) | Rural | Baragran |
| 43 | D.P.F. Balh Matriana | Rural | Kulehra |
| 44 | D.P.F. Chak Samela | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 45 | D.P.F. Ghori (34/36) | Rural | Ghori Dhabiri |
| 46 | D.P.F. Ralli (34/45/1) | Rural | Relli |
| 47 | D.P.F.Chak Chalsai (34/7) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 48 | D.P.F.Kharal | Rural | Dhangota |
| 49 | Dakhyora (34/56) | Rural | Sathwin |
| 50 | Dalchehra (34/4) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 51 | Dandwin (34/102) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 52 | Dhabiri (34/82) | Rural | Ghori Dhabiri |
| 53 | Dhangota Khas (34/82) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 54 | Dughiar (34/106) | Rural | Sohari |
| 55 | Dugwar (34/107) | Rural | Kulehra |
| 56 | Fagoti (34/34) | Rural | Relli |
| 57 | Garari (34/12) | Rural | Bijhari |
| 58 | Gharyan Jattan (34/27) | Rural | Samaila |
| 59 | Gharyani Darbari (34/61) | Rural | Jamli |
| 60 | Gharyani Dhatwalian (34-59) | Rural | Jamli |
| 61 | Gharyani Thukralian (34-54) | Rural | Jamli |
| 62 | Ghowri (34/36) | Rural | Ghori Dhabiri |
| 63 | Ghulera (34/101) | Rural | Kulehra |
| 64 | Ghumarth (34/78) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 65 | Ghumarwin (34-19) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 66 | Godee (34/112) | Rural | Kathiyana |
| 67 | Holath (34/57) | Rural | Maharal |
| 68 | Jajri (34/47) | Rural | Jajri |
| 69 | Jamli (34/52) | Rural | Jamli |
| 70 | Jangal (34/69) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 71 | Jangli (34/51) | Rural | Jamli |
| 72 | Janhean (34-98) | Rural | Samtana-Kalan |
| 73 | Janhian (34/98) | Rural | Janehan |
| 74 | Jaral (34-26) | Rural | Samaila |
| 75 | Kachhwin (34/94) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 76 | Kaller (34/53) | Rural | Sathwin |
| 77 | Kalwal (34/31) | Rural | Kalwal |
| 78 | Kanar Buhla (34/90) | Rural | Kathiyana |
| 79 | Karha (34/74) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 80 | Kariala (34/99) | Rural | Kathiyana |
| 81 | Karnera (34/40) | Rural | Relli |
| 82 | Kathiyana (34/88) | Rural | Kathiyana |
| 83 | Khalawat (34/58) | Rural | Sathwin |
| 84 | Khalawat-II | Rural | Sathwin |
| 85 | Khann (34-1) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 86 | Kharal (34-89) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 87 | Kharol (34/89) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 88 | Kohla (34/17) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 89 | Kot (34/75) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 90 | Kotla (34/11) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 91 | Lahri Ghumara (34/84) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 92 | Lahri Tarkhana (34/85) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 93 | Lakho (34/13) | Rural | Bijhari |
| 94 | Lapharan (34/63) | Rural | Jamli |
| 95 | Loharli (34/30) | Rural | Kalwal |
| 96 | Maharal (34/62) | Rural | Maharal |
| 97 | Mandiyara | Rural | Dandwin |
| 98 | Mangnoti (34/113) | Rural | Sohari |
| 99 | Manjru (34/29) | Rural | Samaila |
| 100 | Mathohal (34/72) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 101 | Mundwin (34/95) | Rural | Kulehra |
| 102 | Nalera (34/96) | Rural | Janehan |
| 103 | Nalwad (34/42) | Rural | Relli |
| 104 | Nandal | Rural | Dhangota |
| 105 | Narghol (34/14) | Rural | Bijhari |
| 106 | Nihla Cheli (34/37) | Rural | Baragran |
| 107 | Nohan (34/55) | Rural | Jamli |
| 108 | Padian (34/73) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 109 | Pairwin (34/80) | Rural | Balh-Bihal |
| 110 | Pandthiani (34/89) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 111 | Panyali (34/100/2) | Rural | Samtana-Kalan |
| 112 | Paplohal Brahmana (34/92) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 113 | Paplohal Hzaru (34/87) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 114 | Patta Brahmana (34/15) | Rural | Dalchehra |
| 115 | Patta Nathu (34/1) | Rural | Bijhari |
| 116 | Ralli (34/45) | Rural | Relli |
| 117 | Sakroh (34/21) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 118 | Samtana Kalan (34/100) | Rural | Samtana-Kalan |
| 119 | Samtana Khurd (34/97) | Rural | Janehan |
| 120 | Sangehri (34/100) | Rural | Samtana-Kalan |
| 121 | Sariana (34/91) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 122 | Saryalan Di Bahal (34/22) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 123 | Sathwin | Rural | Sathwin |
| 124 | Sathwin Khurd (34/60) | Rural | Sathwin |
| 125 | Shiv Nagar(34/47) | Rural | Jajri |
| 126 | Smella (34/25) | Rural | Samaila |
| 127 | Sohari (34/109) | Rural | Sohari |
| 128 | Sohari Buhali | Rural | Sohari |
| 129 | Sohari Gabhli | Rural | Sohari |
| 130 | Sudar (34/79) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 131 | Sugal (34/86) | Rural | Dandwin |
| 132 | Suglani | Rural | Dhangota |
| 133 | Sulhari (34/111) | Rural | Kulehra |
| 134 | Sunhani (34/108) | Rural | Kulehra |
| 135 | Tajiar (34/24) | Rural | Sakroh |
| 136 | Tang (34/76) | Rural | Dhangota |
| 137 | Tangar (34/110) | Rural | Kulehra |
| 138 | Thana (34/77) | Rural | Bhail |
| 139 | Thaon (34/46) | Rural | Baragran |
| 140 | Tihri (34/49) | Rural | Sathwin |
| 141 | Tikkar (34/2) | Rural | Bijhari |
| 142 | Tikkar (34/50) | Rural | Maharal |
| 143 | Van Sathwin | Rural | Sathwin |
Population of Dhatwal Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Dhatwal Tehsil has a total population of 37,621 people, consisting of 17,579 males and 20,042 females. There are 8,628 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 315 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 37,621 | 37,621 | 0 |
| Male Population | 17,579 | 17,579 | 0 |
| Female Population | 20,042 | 20,042 | 0 |
| Total Households | 8,628 | 8,628 | 0 |
| Population Density | 315 / km² | 315 / km² | 0 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 29,125 literate people and 4,117 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,967 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 105 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 4,117 | 4,117 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 29,125 | 29,125 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 8,496 | 8,496 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 8,967 | 8,967 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 105 | 105 | 0 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.