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About Daddal Village

Daddal is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 121 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daddal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daddal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 73.09 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 121
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daddal compares

By the 2011 count Daddal is the 62nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 73.09 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Daddal

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

Daddal lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Daddal
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Daddal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daddal village had a population of 221. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Daddal village has 121 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daddal has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Daddal is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daddal covers 73.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daddal falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daddal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Daddal.

Daddal is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daddal is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 7.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chharar (under 2 km), Khaliyana (under 2 km) and Matrehr (under 2 km).

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

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