About Dadwas Village

Dadwas is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 488 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175721, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadwas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175721
Area (hectares)	173.18 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	488
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadwas compares

By the 2011 count Dadwas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 173.18 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dadwas

Dadwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dadwas 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dadwas from other places

Dadwas lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 56 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 Dadwas
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	11 km
District headquarters	Mandi	29 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	56 km

Villages closest to Dadwas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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.

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Common questions about Dadwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadwas village had a population of 960. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Dadwas village has 488 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadwas has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dadwas is 175721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadwas covers 173.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadwas falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadwas is Summer Hill, about 56 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dadwas.

Dadwas is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadwas is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.