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About Dhagwani Village

Dhagwani is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 183 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhagwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagwani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175026
Area (hectares) 75.66 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 183
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhagwani compares

By the 2011 count Dhagwani is the 59th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 75.66 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dhagwani

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

Dhagwani lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 29 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 Dhagwani
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 7.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 29 km

Villages closest to Dhagwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagwani village had a population of 381. That makes it the 59th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dhagwani village has 183 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagwani has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dhagwani is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhagwani covers 75.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhagwani falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhagwani is Buffer Stop, about 29 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 Dhagwani.

Dhagwani is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagwani is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 7.5 km away. Mandi is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hawani (under 2 km), Parsaderi Hawani (under 2 km) and Kangar Kothi 212 (2.6 km).

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

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