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About Dab Village

Dab is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 367 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dab village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 117.06 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 367
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dab compares

By the 2011 count Dab is the 68th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 117.06 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dab

Dab is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dab 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dab from other places

Dab lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 Dab
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Dab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dab village had a population of 705. That makes it the 68th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dab village has 367 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dab has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dab is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dab covers 117.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dab falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dab is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dab.

Dab is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dab is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about under 2 km away. Nurpur is about 9.4 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardi (under 2 km), Barmoli Upperli (under 2 km) and Baruhi (under 2 km).

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

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