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About Dalikar Village

Dalikar is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 351 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalikar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 393.02 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 351
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalikar compares

By the 2011 count Dalikar is the 23rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 393.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dalikar

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

Dalikar lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 Dalikar
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 8.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 45 km

Villages closest to Dalikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chachyot 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 Dalikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalikar village had a population of 676. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Dalikar village has 351 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalikar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dalikar is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalikar covers 393.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalikar falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dalikar is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 Dalikar.

Dalikar is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalikar is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 8.3 km away. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Baniur (1.8 km), Kuthehar (2.7 km) and Kutla (2.7 km).

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

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