About Dakoon Village

Dakoon is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 143 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakoon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	150.77 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	143
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakoon compares

By the 2011 count Dakoon is the 49th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 150.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dakoon

Dakoon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakoon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Churath, D P F Nag Kelo Saroga, D P F Nagkelo and Dagrot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dakoon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakoon village had a population of 278. That makes it the 49th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Dakoon village has 143 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakoon has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dakoon is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakoon covers 150.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakoon falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dakoon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakoon.

Dakoon is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.