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About Dun Village

Dun is a mid sized village in Chhota Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 468 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dun village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Chhota Udaipur
Pincode 391165
Area (hectares) 405.86 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 468
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dun compares

By the 2011 count Dun is the 102nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 405.86 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

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 10+ 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 Dun from other places

Dun lies about 87 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Padaliya Road, about 18 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 railway station Padaliya Road 18 km
Nearest town Devgadh Bāriya 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhota Udaipur 24 km
District headquarters Vadodara 87 km

Villages closest to Dun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhota Udaipur 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 Dun

As per the Census of India 2011, Dun village had a population of 933. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Dun village has 468 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dun has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dun is 391165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dun covers 405.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dun falls under Chhota Udaipur tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dun is Padaliya Road, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Dun.

Dun is about 87 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dun is in Chhota Udaipur tehsil of Vadodara district. Padaliya Road is about 18 km away. Devgadh Bāriya is about 23 km away. Chhota Udaipur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungarbhint (under 2 km), Mithibor (1.6 km) and Dumali (1.6 km).

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

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