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About Dib Village

Dib is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 29 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, 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 Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 29
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Dib compares

By the 2011 count Dib is the 129th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1045.

Getting to Dib

Dib is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dib 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 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
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 31 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 Krishangarh 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 Dib

As per the Census of India 2011, Dib village had a population of 55. That makes it the 129th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Dib village has 29 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dib has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Dib is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dib covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dib falls under Krishangarh 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 26 km away. Krishangarh is about 31 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.

The closest recorded villages are Samlog (2.8 km), Badhu (4.0 km) and Chiali Jhanjhati (6.4 km).

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

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