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About Dagam Village

Dagam is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,174, made up of 1,119 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagam village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 600 hectares
Population 2,174
Male Population 1,119
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dagam compares

By the 2011 count Dagam is the 26th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 600 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dagam

Dagam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dagam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chauhra, Chela, Dadewal and Dadial. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagam village had a population of 2,174. That makes it the 26th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dagam village has 1,119 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagam has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dagam is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagam covers 600 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dagam falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Dagam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dagam.

Dagam is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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