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About Dabrehn Village

Dabrehn is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 26 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabrehn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabrehn village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 57.68 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 26
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabrehn compares

By the 2011 count Dabrehn is the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 57.68 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dabrehn

Dabrehn is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dabrehn as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dabrehn from other places

Dabrehn lies about 12 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 34 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 Dabrehn
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 5.4 km
District headquarters Chamba 12 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 34 km

Villages closest to Dabrehn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabrehn village had a population of 48. That makes it the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Dabrehn village has 26 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabrehn has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dabrehn is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabrehn covers 57.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dabrehn falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dabrehn is Nurpur Road, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dabrehn.

Dabrehn is about 12 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabrehn is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 5.4 km away. Chamba is about 12 km away. Nurpur Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangrehan (under 2 km), Guthri (under 2 km) and Guniala (under 2 km).

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

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