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About Dib Village

Dib is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 69 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dib Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dib village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 72.33 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 69
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dib compares

By the 2011 count Dib is the 99th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 72.33 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dib

Dib is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dib as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dib from other places

Dib lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 31 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 Dib
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 14 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Nangal 46 km

Villages closest to Dib

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 Dib

As per the Census of India 2011, Dib village had a population of 150. That makes it the 99th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dib village has 69 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dib has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Dib covers 72.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dib is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Dib.

Dib is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dib is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 14 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 31 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajjar (under 2 km), Korli (under 2 km) and Dhatehr (1.5 km).

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

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