About Dehran Village

Dehran is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 59 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehran village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	336.97 hectares
Population	106
Male Population	59
Female Population	47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	797
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehran compares

By the 2011 count Dehran is the 48th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 336.97 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dehran

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

Dehran lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 10 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 Dehran
Nearest railway station	Salogra	10 km
Nearest town	Solan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	15 km
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km

Villages closest to Dehran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehran village had a population of 106. That makes it the 48th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dehran village has 59 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehran has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dehran is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehran covers 336.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dehran falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehran is Salogra, about 10 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 Dehran.

Dehran is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehran is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 10 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Cheta is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.