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About Dau Village

Dau is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 151 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248165
Area (hectares) 346.48 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 151
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dau compares

By the 2011 count Dau is the 44th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 346.48 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dau

Dau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dau 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dau from other places

Dau lies about 39 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 Dau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 9.6 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 22 km
District headquarters Dehradun 39 km

Villages closest to Dau

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 Dau

As per the Census of India 2011, Dau village had a population of 300. That makes it the 44th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dau village has 151 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dau has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dau is 248165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dau covers 346.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dau.

Dau is about 39 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 9.6 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadaura Sakraula (under 2 km), Samalta Dadauli (under 2 km) and Dimau (under 2 km).

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

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