About Dhabas Village

Dhabas is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 140 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhabas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhabas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	109.21 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	140
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhabas compares

By the 2011 count Dhabas is the 36th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 109.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhabas

Dhabas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhabas as Available within village. 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 Dhabas from other places

Dhabas lies about 41 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 km away. 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 Dhabas
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	40 km
District headquarters	Shimla	41 km

Villages closest to Dhabas

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.

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Common questions about Dhabas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhabas village had a population of 275. That makes it the 36th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Dhabas village has 140 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhabas has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Dhabas covers 109.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhabas is Salogra, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhabas is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhabas is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 4.1 km away. Salogra is about 40 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.