About Dodan Kalan Village

Dodan Kalan is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 128 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodan Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177033
Area (hectares)	17.52 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	128
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dodan Kalan is the 87th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 17.52 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dodan Kalan

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

Dodan Kalan lies about 20 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 Dodan Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	2.4 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	24 km
Nearest town	Nangal	42 km

Villages closest to Dodan Kalan

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.

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Common questions about Dodan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodan Kalan village had a population of 262. That makes it the 87th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dodan Kalan village has 128 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodan Kalan has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dodan Kalan is 177033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodan Kalan covers 17.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dodan Kalan falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dodan Kalan is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 Dodan Kalan.

Dodan Kalan is about 20 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodan Kalan is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 2.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.