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About Dak Village

Dak is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 653 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 109.66 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 653
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dak compares

By the 2011 count Dak is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 109.66 hectares work out to about 11 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 Dak

Dak 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 Dak 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 Dak from other places

Dak lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 1.7 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 Dak
Nearest railway station Talara 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Dak

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 Dak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dak village had a population of 1,256. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dak village has 653 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dak has about 923 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 Dak is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dak covers 109.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dak is Talara, about 1.7 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 Dak.

Dak 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.

Dak is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 1.7 km away. Nurpur is about 8.4 km away. Mamun 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 Dab (under 2 km), Sahora Jattan (under 2 km) and Bardi (1.8 km).

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

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