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About Dadaun Village

Dadaun is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 165 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 165
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadaun compares

By the 2011 count Dadaun is the 60th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dadaun

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

Dadaun lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Dadaun
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 5.7 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 52 km

Villages closest to Dadaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadaun village had a population of 338. That makes it the 60th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Dadaun village has 165 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadaun has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dadaun is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadaun covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dadaun falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadaun is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Dadaun.

Dadaun is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadaun is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 5.7 km away. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malar (under 2 km), Jharedh (1.7 km) and Jagwatan (2.0 km).

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

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