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About Diyandon Village

Diyandon is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 285 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diyandon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diyandon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 564 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 285
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diyandon compares

By the 2011 count Diyandon is the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 564 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Diyandon

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

Diyandon lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 54 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 Diyandon
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 4.3 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 54 km

Villages closest to Diyandon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diyandon village had a population of 529. That makes it the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Diyandon village has 285 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diyandon has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Diyandon is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diyandon covers 564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Diyandon falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Diyandon is Dehradun, about 54 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 Diyandon.

Diyandon is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diyandon is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 4.3 km away. Sirmaur is about 27 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagna (under 2 km), Bela (3.7 km) and Shillai (4.1 km).

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

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