About Dehgran Village

Dehgran is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 509 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehgran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehgran village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	1,003
Male Population	509
Female Population	494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehgran compares

By the 2011 count Dehgran is the 10th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 968.

Getting to Dehgran

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

Dehgran lies about 32 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Dehgran
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	32 km
District headquarters	Chamba	32 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	66 km

Villages closest to Dehgran

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.

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Common questions about Dehgran

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehgran village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 10th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dehgran village has 509 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehgran has about 971 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 968.

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

Dehgran covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dehgran is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Dehgran.

Dehgran is about 32 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehgran is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 32 km away. Chamba is about 32 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.