About Dahnun Village

Dahnun is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 366 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahnun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahnun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	175008
Area (hectares)	174 hectares
Population	746
Male Population	366
Female Population	380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahnun compares

By the 2011 count Dahnun is the 74th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 510 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Dahnun

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

Dahnun lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Dahnun
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	44 km

Villages closest to Dahnun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahnun village had a population of 746. That makes it the 74th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 510 residents.

Dahnun village has 366 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahnun has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Dahnun is 175008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahnun covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahnun falls under Mandi tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahnun is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Dahnun.

Dahnun is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahnun is in Mandi tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 7.6 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.