About Daun Village

Daun is a large village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,323, made up of 1,794 males and 1,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daun village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	SAS Nagar
Pincode	140301
Area (hectares)	274 hectares
Population	3,323
Male Population	1,794
Female Population	1,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Daun compares

By the 2011 count Daun is the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Daun

Daun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daun 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daun from other places

Daun lies about 7.8 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 Daun
Nearest town	Kharar	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	SAS Nagar	7.8 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	7.8 km

Villages closest to Daun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Daun

As per the Census of India 2011, Daun village had a population of 3,323. That makes it the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Daun village has 1,794 males and 1,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daun has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Daun is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daun covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daun falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Daun.

Daun is about 7.8 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daun is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 3.5 km away. SAS Nagar is about 7.8 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.