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About Dob Dikriund Village

Dob Dikriund is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 473 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dob Dikriund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dob Dikriund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 473
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dob Dikriund compares

By the 2011 count Dob Dikriund is the 9th 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 100 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dob Dikriund

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

Dob Dikriund lies about 5.6 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Dob Dikriund
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 5.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 45 km

Villages closest to Dob Dikriund

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 Dob Dikriund

As per the Census of India 2011, Dob Dikriund village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 9th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dob Dikriund village has 473 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dob Dikriund has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Dob Dikriund covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dob Dikriund falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dob Dikriund is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Dob Dikriund.

Dob Dikriund is about 5.6 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dob Dikriund is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 5.6 km away. Chamba is about 5.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 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 Chholi (1.5 km), Lindi Behi Chhoti (2.1 km) and Drabbar (3.4 km).

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

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