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About Dadhwalkar Village

Dadhwalkar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 64 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadhwalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadhwalkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 27.48 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 64
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadhwalkar compares

By the 2011 count Dadhwalkar is the 186th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 27.48 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dadhwalkar

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

Dadhwalkar lies about 11 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 33 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 Dadhwalkar
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 10 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 33 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Dadhwalkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadhwalkar village had a population of 139. That makes it the 186th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dadhwalkar village has 64 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadhwalkar has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dadhwalkar is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadhwalkar covers 27.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadhwalkar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadhwalkar is Churaru Takarla, about 33 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 village for Dadhwalkar.

Dadhwalkar is about 11 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadhwalkar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 10 km away. Hamirpur is about 11 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beha (under 2 km), Bamnehr (under 2 km) and Manjhot (under 2 km).

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

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