About Dhundan Village

Dhundan is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 334 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhundan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhundan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	77.87 hectares
Population	622
Male Population	334
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhundan compares

By the 2011 count Dhundan is the 11th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 77.87 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhundan

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

Dhundan lies about 22 km from Solan. 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 Dhundan
Nearest town	Shimla	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	22 km
District headquarters	Solan	22 km

Villages closest to Dhundan

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.

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Common questions about Dhundan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhundan village had a population of 622. That makes it the 11th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Dhundan village has 334 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhundan has about 862 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 Dhundan is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhundan covers 77.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Dhundan notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhundan.

Dhundan is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhundan is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 8.4 km away. Darlaghat is about 22 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.