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About Dain Village

Dain is a mid sized village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 345 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 345
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dain compares

By the 2011 count Dain is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Dain

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

Dain lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 36 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 Dain
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 29 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 36 km

Villages closest to Dain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dain village had a population of 728. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Dain village has 345 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dain has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Dain is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dain covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dain falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dain is Olinda, about 36 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 Dain.

Dain is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dain is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Hamirpur is about 28 km away. Barsar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adarin (under 2 km), Badhan (under 2 km) and Bhakreri (4.8 km).

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

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