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About Dib Village

Dib is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 93 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dib Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dib village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177041
Area (hectares) 45.59 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 93
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dib compares

By the 2011 count Dib is the 129th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 45.59 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Dib

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

Dib lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 31 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 Dib
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 8.5 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 31 km
Nearest town Nangal 46 km

Villages closest to Dib

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 Dib

As per the Census of India 2011, Dib village had a population of 200. That makes it the 129th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dib village has 93 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dib has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dib is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dib covers 45.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dib is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 31 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 Dib.

Dib is about 15 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dib is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 8.5 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tharu (under 2 km), Jamnoti (under 2 km) and Jamnoti Bari (under 2 km).

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

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