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About Dei Kund Village

Dei Kund is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dei Kund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dei Kund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176325
Area (hectares) 264.34 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dei Kund compares

By the 2011 count Dei Kund is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 264.34 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dei Kund

Dei Kund is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dei Kund as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dei Kund from other places

Dei Kund lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 Dei Kund
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 4.4 km
District headquarters Chamba 17 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 46 km

Villages closest to Dei Kund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai 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 Dei Kund

As per the Census of India 2011, Dei Kund village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Dei Kund village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dei Kund has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dei Kund is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dei Kund covers 264.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dei Kund falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dei Kund is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Dei Kund.

Dei Kund is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dei Kund is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 4.4 km away. Chamba is about 17 km away. Nurpur Road is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kund (under 2 km), Tiari (under 2 km) and Chhudra (under 2 km).

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

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