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About Dani Khas Village

Dani Khas is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 443 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dani Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dani Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 206.82 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 443
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dani Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dani Khas is the 43rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 206.82 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dani Khas

Dani Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dani Khas as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dani Khas from other places

Dani Khas lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Dani Khas
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Dani Khas

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 Dani Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dani Khas village had a population of 877. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dani Khas village has 443 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dani Khas has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dani Khas is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dani Khas covers 206.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dani Khas falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dani Khas is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dani Khas.

Dani Khas is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dani Khas is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 9.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun 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 Ladori Khas (under 2 km), Khanar (under 2 km) and Moh (under 2 km).

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

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