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About Dahdog Village

Dahdog is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 39 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahdog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahdog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 39
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahdog compares

By the 2011 count Dahdog is the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dahdog

Dahdog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dahdog as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dahdog from other places

Dahdog lies about 13 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 43 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 Dahdog
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 6.5 km
Nearest town Nāhan 8.0 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 13 km
Nearest railway station Barog 43 km

Villages closest to Dahdog

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 Dahdog

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahdog village had a population of 78. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Dahdog village has 39 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahdog has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Dahdog covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahdog falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahdog is Barog, about 43 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dahdog.

Dahdog is about 13 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahdog is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Dadahu is about 6.5 km away. Nāhan is about 8.0 km away. Sirmaur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathla Pachawag (under 2 km), Daur Mandoli (1.8 km) and Luhli (1.8 km).

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

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