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About Dagla Village

Dagla is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 266 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 163.99 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 266
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Dagla compares

By the 2011 count Dagla is the 106th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 163.99 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dagla

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

Dagla lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 7.5 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 Dagla
Nearest railway station Kandwal 7.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Dagla

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 Dagla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagla village had a population of 514. That makes it the 106th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dagla village has 266 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagla has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dagla is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagla covers 163.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dagla is Kandwal, about 7.5 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 Dagla.

Dagla is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagla is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 7.5 km away. Mamun is about 12 km away. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanori (under 2 km), Tarah Sughalan (1.5 km) and Tarah Chamaran (2.0 km).

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

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