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About Dhaunta Village

Dhaunta is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 336 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaunta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177103
Area (hectares) 226.38 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 336
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaunta compares

By the 2011 count Dhaunta is the 54th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 226.38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dhaunta

Dhaunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaunta as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaunta from other places

Dhaunta lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 10 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 Dhaunta
Nearest railway station Paror 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Dhaunta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Dhaunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaunta village had a population of 664. That makes it the 54th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dhaunta village has 336 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaunta has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dhaunta is 177103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaunta covers 226.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaunta falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaunta is Paror, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Dhaunta.

Dhaunta is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaunta is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalwal Nichla (under 2 km), Bhalwal Uparla (under 2 km) and R F Bhalwal (under 2 km).

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

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