About Dib Village

Dib is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 30 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dib Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dib village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	47 hectares
Population	75
Male Population	30
Female Population	45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,500
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dib compares

By the 2011 count Dib is the 182nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dib

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

Dib lies about 48 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 26 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 Dib
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	26 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	31 km
District headquarters	Solan	48 km

Villages closest to Dib

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.

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Common questions about Dib

As per the Census of India 2011, Dib village had a population of 75. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dib village has 30 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dib has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dib is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dib covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dib is Kiratpur Sahib, about 26 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 village for Dib.

Dib is about 48 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dib is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 18 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.