About Dhagwan Village

Dhagwan is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 168 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175028
Area (hectares)	223.58 hectares
Population	333
Male Population	168
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhagwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhagwan is the 74th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 223.58 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Dhagwan

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

Dhagwan lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 35 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 Dhagwan
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	35 km
District headquarters	Mandi	36 km

Villages closest to Dhagwan

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 Dhagwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagwan village had a population of 333. That makes it the 74th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Dhagwan village has 168 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagwan has about 982 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 Dhagwan is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhagwan covers 223.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhagwan is Kiratpur Sahib, about 35 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 Dhagwan.

Dhagwan is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagwan is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Chachyot is about 24 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.