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About Dasholi Village

Dasholi is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 239 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 182.66 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 239
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 757
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasholi compares

By the 2011 count Dasholi is the 9th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 182.66 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dasholi

Dasholi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dasholi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dasholi from other places

Dasholi lies about 39 km from Shimla. 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 Dasholi
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Dasholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasholi village had a population of 420. That makes it the 9th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Dasholi village has 239 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasholi has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dasholi is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasholi covers 182.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasholi falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dasholi 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 - 10 km distance for Dasholi.

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

Dasholi is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 13 km away. Shimla 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 Chohag Pajarli (under 2 km), Jangal Chohag (under 2 km) and Makraug (1.6 km).

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

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