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About Dimon Village

Dimon is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 116 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dimon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dimon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 78.98 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 116
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dimon compares

By the 2011 count Dimon is the 48th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 78.98 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Dimon

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

Dimon lies about 46 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 Dimon
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Dimon

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 Dimon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dimon village had a population of 229. That makes it the 48th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Dimon village has 116 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dimon has about 974 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 Dimon is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dimon covers 78.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dimon 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 Dimon.

Dimon is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dimon is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelwi Laona (8.0 km), Shawala (10 km) and Kujwi (10 km).

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

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