About Dun Village

Dun is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 87 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	59.7 hectares
Population	162
Male Population	87
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dun compares

By the 2011 count Dun is the 142nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 59.7 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dun

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

Dun lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 Dun
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	4.1 km
District headquarters	Mandi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	34 km

Villages closest to Dun

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.

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Common questions about Dun

As per the Census of India 2011, Dun village had a population of 162. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dun village has 87 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dun has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dun is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dun covers 59.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dun is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 Dun.

Dun 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.

Dun is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 4.1 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.