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About Dada Khelu Village

Dada Khelu is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 53 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dada Khelu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dada Khelu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 53
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dada Khelu compares

By the 2011 count Dada Khelu is the 51st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1006.

Getting to Dada Khelu

Dada Khelu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dada Khelu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dada Khelu from other places

Dada Khelu lies about 2.6 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 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 Dada Khelu
District headquarters Sirmaur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 8.6 km
Nearest town Nāhan 18 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 40 km

Villages closest to Dada Khelu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadahu 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 Dada Khelu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dada Khelu village had a population of 114. That makes it the 51st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Dada Khelu village has 53 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dada Khelu has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dada Khelu is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dada Khelu covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dada Khelu falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dada Khelu is Salogra, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Dada Khelu.

Dada Khelu is about 2.6 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dada Khelu is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 2.6 km away. Dadahu is about 8.6 km away. Nāhan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaula Dipaliyon (1.5 km), Jenchah Majhai (1.9 km) and Bana Koti (3.6 km).

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

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