About Dawahan Village

Dawahan is a mid sized village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 410 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691800, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawahan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Kotli
Pincode	691800
Area (hectares)	247.11 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	410
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dawahan compares

By the 2011 count Dawahan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 247.11 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Dawahan

Dawahan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dawahan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dawahan from other places

Dawahan lies about 103 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 16 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 Dawahan
Nearest town	Solan	16 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotli	25 km
District headquarters	Mandi	103 km

Villages closest to Dawahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawahan village had a population of 885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dawahan village has 410 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawahan has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Dawahan is 691800. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawahan covers 247.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dawahan falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dawahan is Salogra, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dawahan.

Dawahan is about 103 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawahan is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Solan is about 16 km away. Salogra is about 16 km away. Kotli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.