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About Dhanout Village

Dhanout is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 89 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanout Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanout village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 126.27 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 89
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanout compares

By the 2011 count Dhanout is the 71st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 126.27 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 945.

Getting to Dhanout

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

Dhanout lies about 26 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 Dhanout
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Dhanout

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 Dhanout

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanout village had a population of 176. That makes it the 71st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Dhanout village has 89 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanout has about 978 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 Dhanout is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanout covers 126.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanout.

Dhanout is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanout is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathiyana (2.0 km), Chila (5.7 km) and Jangal Bijai (6.4 km).

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

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