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About Daonri Village

Daonri is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 404 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daonri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daonri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 404
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daonri compares

By the 2011 count Daonri is the 16th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Daonri

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

Daonri lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Daonri
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 55 km

Villages closest to Daonri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daonri village had a population of 850. That makes it the 16th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Daonri village has 404 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daonri has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Daonri is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daonri covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daonri falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daonri is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Daonri.

Daonri is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daonri is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Daonri (under 2 km), R F Daonri (under 2 km) and Shalan (under 2 km).

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

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