About Dan Village

Dan is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 312 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175029
Area (hectares)	68.48 hectares
Population	621
Male Population	312
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dan compares

By the 2011 count Dan is the 30th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 68.48 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dan

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

Dan lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 Dan
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	4.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	15 km
District headquarters	Mandi	19 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	51 km

Villages closest to Dan

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.

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Common questions about Dan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dan village had a population of 621. That makes it the 30th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Dan village has 312 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dan has about 990 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 1014.

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

Dan covers 68.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dan is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 Dan.

Dan is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dan is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 4.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.