Skip to main content

About Danun Village

Danun is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 254 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 254
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danun compares

By the 2011 count Danun is the 25th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Danun

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

Danun lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 Danun
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 16 km
District headquarters Chamba 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 49 km

Villages closest to Danun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Danun village had a population of 515. That makes it the 25th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Danun village has 254 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danun has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Danun is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danun covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Danun falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Danun is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 km distance for Danun.

Danun is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danun is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talori (under 2 km), Jusab (2.1 km) and Gangla (2.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All