About Dana Village

Dana is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 239 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	266 hectares
Population	452
Male Population	239
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dana compares

By the 2011 count Dana is the 48th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dana

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

Dana lies about 6.2 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Dana
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	6.2 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	23 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	44 km

Villages closest to Dana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dana village had a population of 452. That makes it the 48th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Dana village has 239 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dana has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dana is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dana covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dana falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dana is Salogra, 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 10+ km distance for Dana.

Dana is about 6.2 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dana is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 6.2 km away. Sirmaur is about 6.2 km away. Nāhan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.