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About Dasman Village

Dasman is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 96 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 30.36 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 96
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasman compares

By the 2011 count Dasman is the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 30.36 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Dasman

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

Dasman lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Dasman
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Dasman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasman village had a population of 193. That makes it the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Dasman village has 96 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasman has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Dasman is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasman covers 30.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dasman falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dasman is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Dasman.

Dasman is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasman is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 4.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garni (under 2 km), Kaleri (under 2 km) and Haroli (under 2 km).

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

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