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About Dini Village

Dini is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 284 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dini village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 308.97 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 284
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dini compares

By the 2011 count Dini is the 47th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 308.97 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dini

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

Dini lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 11 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 Dini
Tehsil headquarters Indora 11 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 11 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Dini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dini village had a population of 575. That makes it the 47th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Dini village has 284 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dini has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dini is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dini covers 308.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dini falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dini is Bharmar, about 11 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 Dini.

Dini is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dini is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 11 km away. Bharmar is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgal (under 2 km), Ghratu (1.5 km) and Gadhrana (2.0 km).

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

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