About Dhon Village

Dhon is a mid sized village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 459 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nahan
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	865
Male Population	459
Female Population	406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhon compares

By the 2011 count Dhon is the 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Dhon

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

Dhon lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 45 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 Dhon
Tehsil headquarters	Nahan	5.6 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	5.6 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	45 km

Villages closest to Dhon

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.

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Common questions about Dhon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhon village had a population of 865. That makes it the 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Dhon village has 459 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhon has about 885 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 Dhon is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhon covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhon is Barog, about 45 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 10+ km distance for Dhon.

Dhon is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhon is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 5.6 km away. Nāhan is about 5.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.