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About Dagjar Village

Dagjar is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 47 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 745 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagjar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173006
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 47
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 745
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 Dagjar compares

By the 2011 count Dagjar is the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dagjar

Dagjar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dagjar 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 Dagjar from other places

Dagjar lies about 7.6 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, 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 Dagjar
District headquarters Sirmaur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 15 km
Nearest town Nāhan 15 km
Nearest railway station Barog 44 km

Villages closest to Dagjar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Dagjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagjar village had a population of 82. That makes it the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Dagjar village has 47 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagjar has about 745 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dagjar is 173006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagjar covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dagjar falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Dagjar is about 7.6 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagjar is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 7.6 km away. Nahan is about 15 km away. Nāhan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauria Khainal (2.3 km), Kalath (3.5 km) and Nanaha (5.8 km).

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

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