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About Kandon Dugana Village

Kandon Dugana is a large village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,678, made up of 1,374 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandon Dugana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandon Dugana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173036
Area (hectares) 845 hectares
Population 2,678
Male Population 1,374
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandon Dugana compares

By the 2011 count Kandon Dugana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 845 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kandon Dugana

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

Kandon Dugana lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Kandon Dugana
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 4.8 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Kandon Dugana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamrau 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 Kandon Dugana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandon Dugana village had a population of 2,678. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Kandon Dugana village has 1,374 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandon Dugana has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kandon Dugana is 173036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandon Dugana covers 845 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandon Dugana falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandon Dugana is Dehradun, about 44 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 Kandon Dugana.

Kandon Dugana is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandon Dugana is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 4.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandon Cheyog (under 2 km), Kotga Kandon (under 2 km) and Shikandon (under 2 km).

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

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