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About Dhagwan Village

Dhagwan is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,036, made up of 1,086 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 998 hectares hectares.

Dhagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Area (hectares) 998 hectares
Population 2,036
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dhagwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhagwan is the 27th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 998 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Dhagwan

The census records public bus service for Dhagwan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhagwan from other places

Dhagwan lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 40 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 Dhagwan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 26 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Dhagwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagwan village had a population of 2,036. That makes it the 27th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Dhagwan village has 1,086 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagwan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Dhagwan covers 998 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhagwan falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhagwan is Olinda, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhagwan.

Dhagwan is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagwan is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Sarila is about 26 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikri Parmal (2.5 km), Atra (3.4 km) and Chikasi (4.0 km).

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

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