About Dun Village

Dun is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 92 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173024
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	182
Male Population	92
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 Dun compares

By the 2011 count Dun is the 104th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dun

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

Dun lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 23 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 Dun
Nearest town	Nāhan	20 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	26 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	26 km

Villages closest to Dun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dun village had a population of 182. That makes it the 104th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Dun village has 92 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dun has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dun is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dun covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dun falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dun is Barog, about 23 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 Dun.

Dun 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.

Dun is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 20 km away. Barog is about 23 km away. Pachhad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.