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About Dewni Village

Dewni is a mid sized village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,681, made up of 863 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173030
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 1,681
Male Population 863
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewni compares

By the 2011 count Dewni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dewni

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

Dewni lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Mustafabad, 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 Dewni
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 5.8 km
Nearest town Nāhan 5.8 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 26 km
Nearest railway station Mustafabad 40 km

Villages closest to Dewni

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 Dewni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewni village had a population of 1,681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Dewni village has 863 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewni has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dewni is 173030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewni covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dewni is Mustafabad, 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 Dewni.

Dewni is about 26 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewni is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 5.8 km away. Nāhan is about 5.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mogi Nand (under 2 km), Ambwala Sainwala (2.2 km) and Salani (2.5 km).

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

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