About Dilmu Village

Dilmu is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 86 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dilmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilmu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	32.57 hectares
Population	175
Male Population	86
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dilmu compares

By the 2011 count Dilmu is the 72nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 32.57 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dilmu

Dilmu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dilmu as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhabas, Dhanewri, Dhanout and Dharan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dilmu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilmu village had a population of 175. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Dilmu village has 86 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilmu has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dilmu is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dilmu covers 32.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dilmu.

Dilmu is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.