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About Dagura Village

Dagura is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 76 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 146.09 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 76
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Dagura compares

By the 2011 count Dagura is the 111th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 146.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Dagura

Dagura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dagura 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 Dagura from other places

Dagura lies about 35 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 Dagura
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 14 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 22 km
District headquarters Dehradun 35 km

Villages closest to Dagura

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 Dagura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagura village had a population of 141. That makes it the 111th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dagura village has 76 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagura has about 855 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 Dagura is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagura covers 146.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dagura falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dagura 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 Dagura.

Dagura is about 35 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagura is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marloh Khokta (under 2 km), Tiprara (under 2 km) and Bajau (1.7 km).

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

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