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About Dagoh Village

Dagoh is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 39 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 70.22 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 39
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dagoh compares

By the 2011 count Dagoh is the 102nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 70.22 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dagoh

Dagoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dagoh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dagoh from other places

Dagoh lies about 32 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Dagoh
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 32 km

Villages closest to Dagoh

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 Dagoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagoh village had a population of 84. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Dagoh village has 39 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagoh has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dagoh is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagoh covers 70.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dagoh is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dagoh.

Dagoh 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.

Dagoh is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 18 km away. Dalhousie is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bugdhar (3.0 km), Dhar (3.0 km) and Dhar Kolian (3.0 km).

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

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