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About Dadhau Village

Dadhau is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 56 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadhau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 128.31 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 56
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadhau compares

By the 2011 count Dadhau is the 131st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 128.31 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 948.

Getting to Dadhau

Dadhau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dadhau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dadhau from other places

Dadhau lies about 32 km from Dehradun. 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 Dadhau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 4.1 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 32 km

Villages closest to Dadhau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadhau village had a population of 106. That makes it the 131st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dadhau village has 56 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadhau has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dadhau is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadhau covers 128.31 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.

Dadhau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dadhau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dadhau.

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

Dadhau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 4.1 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Dehradun 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 Chapanu (under 2 km), Panjiya (under 2 km) and Bansar (under 2 km).

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

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