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About Dadhon Village

Dadhon is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 100 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadhon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 53.82 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 100
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadhon compares

By the 2011 count Dadhon is the 42nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 53.82 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Dadhon

Dadhon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadhon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dadhon from other places

Dadhon lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Dadhon
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Dadhon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Dadhon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadhon village had a population of 216. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dadhon village has 100 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadhon has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Dadhon is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadhon covers 53.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadhon falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadhon is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dadhon.

Dadhon is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadhon is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Lad Bharol is about 27 km away. Dharamsala is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaila (4.0 km), Siun (4.4 km) and Dibdyaun (4.5 km).

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

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