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About Dadwana Village

Dadwana is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 46 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadwana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 46
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadwana compares

By the 2011 count Dadwana is the 191st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1020.

Getting to Dadwana

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

Dadwana lies about 34 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 24 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 Dadwana
Tehsil headquarters Arki 8.9 km
Nearest town Baddi 22 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 24 km
District headquarters Solan 34 km

Villages closest to Dadwana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadwana village had a population of 69. That makes it the 191st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dadwana village has 46 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadwana has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dadwana is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadwana covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadwana falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadwana is Jutogh, about 24 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 Dadwana.

Dadwana is about 34 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadwana is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 8.9 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Jutogh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharakiyali (8.9 km), Batal (9.0 km) and Majhiat (9.3 km).

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

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