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About Dadkar Village

Dadkar is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 61 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 87.65 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 61
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
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 Dadkar compares

By the 2011 count Dadkar is the 111th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 87.65 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Dadkar

Dadkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadkar 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 Dadkar from other places

Dadkar lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Barial Himachal, about 4.9 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 Dadkar
Nearest railway station Barial Himachal 4.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 32 km

Villages closest to Dadkar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Dadkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadkar village had a population of 130. That makes it the 111th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dadkar village has 61 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadkar has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dadkar is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadkar covers 87.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dadkar falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadkar is Barial Himachal, about 4.9 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 Dadkar.

Dadkar is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadkar is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Barial Himachal is about 4.9 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simbal Lahr (15 km), Ghorhab (19 km) and Chakban Ambari (22 km).

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

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