About Dun Village

Dun is a mid sized village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 311 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dun village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Ghumarwin
Pincode	174026
Area (hectares)	151.14 hectares
Population	608
Male Population	311
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dun compares

By the 2011 count Dun is the 38th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 151.14 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Dun

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

Dun lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 30 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 Dun
Nearest town	Ratanpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghumarwin	34 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Dun

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

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Common questions about Dun

As per the Census of India 2011, Dun village had a population of 608. That makes it the 38th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Dun village has 311 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dun has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Dun is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dun covers 151.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dun falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dun is Kalmitar, about 30 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 Dun.

Dun is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dun is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 17 km away. Kalmitar is about 30 km away. Ghumarwin is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.