About Dauhn Village

Dauhn is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 132 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dauhn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dauhn village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Dadahu
Pincode	173022
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	132
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	788
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dauhn compares

By the 2011 count Dauhn is the 25th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dauhn

Dauhn is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dauhn as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dauhn from other places

Dauhn lies about 7.5 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 38 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 Dauhn
District headquarters	Sirmaur	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dadahu	9.0 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	13 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	38 km

Villages closest to Dauhn

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.

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Common questions about Dauhn

As per the Census of India 2011, Dauhn village had a population of 236. That makes it the 25th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Dauhn village has 132 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dauhn has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dauhn is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dauhn covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dauhn is Barog, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dauhn.

Dauhn is about 7.5 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dauhn is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 7.5 km away. Dadahu is about 9.0 km away. Nāhan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.