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About Desen Village

Desen is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 94 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desen village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 94
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,213
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 Desen compares

By the 2011 count Desen is the 96th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1122.

Getting to Desen

Desen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Desen 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. The nearest villages by name are Dabriana, Daghol, Dain and Dandru. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Desen

As per the Census of India 2011, Desen village had a population of 208. That makes it the 96th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Desen village has 94 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desen has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Desen is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desen covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Desen notes the nearest railway station 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 Desen.

Desen is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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