About Dada Khas Village

Dada Khas is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 442 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dada Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dada Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177106
Area (hectares)	89.78 hectares
Population	918
Male Population	442
Female Population	476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dada Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dada Khas is the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 89.78 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Dada Khas

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

Dada Khas lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, about 9.0 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 Dada Khas
Nearest railway station	Daulatpur Chowk	9.0 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	34 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km

Villages closest to Dada Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 Dada Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dada Khas village had a population of 918. That makes it the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Dada Khas village has 442 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dada Khas has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Dada Khas is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dada Khas covers 89.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dada Khas falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dada Khas is Daulatpur Chowk, about 9.0 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 Dada Khas.

Dada Khas is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dada Khas is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Daulatpur Chowk is about 9.0 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Jaswan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.