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About Daund Village

Daund is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 6 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 6
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 333
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 Daund compares

By the 2011 count Daund is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1006.

Getting to Daund

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

Daund lies about 32 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 32 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 Daund
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 32 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km
Nearest railway station Barog 32 km

Villages closest to Daund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daund village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Daund village has 6 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daund has about 333 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Daund covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daund falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daund is Barog, about 32 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 Daund.

Daund is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daund is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Darlaghat is about 32 km away. Solan 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 Dauru (under 2 km), Sakor (4.7 km) and Dawan (5.6 km).

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

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