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About Sadoon Village

Sadoon is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 239 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadoon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 113.13 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 239
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadoon compares

By the 2011 count Sadoon is the 46th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 113.13 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Sadoon

Sadoon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sadoon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sadoon from other places

Sadoon lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 37 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 Sadoon
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 37 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Sadoon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadoon village had a population of 502. That makes it the 46th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Sadoon village has 239 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadoon has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Sadoon is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadoon covers 113.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadoon falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sadoon is Nagrota, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sadoon.

Sadoon is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadoon is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 21 km away. Shahpur is about 26 km away. Nagrota is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chori (5.2 km), Chhatroon (12 km) and Chhau (12 km).

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

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