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About Daihriyan Village

Daihriyan is a mid sized village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 433 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daihriyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daihriyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Kangra
Pincode 176214
Area (hectares) 124.88 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 433
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daihriyan compares

By the 2011 count Daihriyan is the 26th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 124.88 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Daihriyan

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

Daihriyan lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Daihriyan
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Daihriyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daihriyan village had a population of 847. That makes it the 26th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Daihriyan village has 433 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daihriyan has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Daihriyan is 176214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daihriyan covers 124.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daihriyan falls under Kangra tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daihriyan is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Daihriyan.

Daihriyan is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daihriyan is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baidi (under 2 km), Ghamala (under 2 km) and Kamliala (under 2 km).

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

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