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About Didar Village

Didar 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 528, made up of 253 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Didar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Didar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 166.73 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 253
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Didar compares

By the 2011 count Didar is the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 166.73 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Didar

Didar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Didar 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 Didar from other places

Didar lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 59 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 Didar
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 7.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 59 km

Villages closest to Didar

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.

Common questions about Didar

As per the Census of India 2011, Didar village had a population of 528. That makes it the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Didar village has 253 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Didar has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Didar is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Didar covers 166.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Didar is Buffer Stop, about 59 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 Didar.

Didar is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Didar is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 7.2 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Buffer Stop is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalut (under 2 km), Khalwan (under 2 km) and Tiki (2.0 km).

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

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