About Dai Village

Dai is a mid sized village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 290 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176101
Area (hectares)	75.44 hectares
Population	563
Male Population	290
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dai compares

By the 2011 count Dai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 75.44 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Dai

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

Dai lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.0 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 Dai
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	21 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Dai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dai village had a population of 563. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Dai village has 290 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dai has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Dai is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dai covers 75.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dai falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dai is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.0 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 Dai.

Dai is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dai is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 3.0 km away. Dhira is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.