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About Draon Village

Draon is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 64 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Draon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Draon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 170.46 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 64
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
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 Draon compares

By the 2011 count Draon is the 74th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 170.46 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1021.

Getting to Draon

Draon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Draon 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 Draon from other places

Draon lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 22 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 Draon
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 4.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 26 km

Villages closest to Draon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Draon village had a population of 117. That makes it the 74th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Draon village has 64 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Draon has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Draon is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Draon covers 170.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Draon falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Draon is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 22 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 Draon.

Draon is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Draon is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 4.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhiar (under 2 km), Karah (under 2 km) and Lambial (1.7 km).

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

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