About Dhautali Village

Dhautali is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 375 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhautali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhautali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	398.05 hectares
Population	708
Male Population	375
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhautali compares

By the 2011 count Dhautali is the 6th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 398.05 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Dhautali

Dhautali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhautali as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhautali from other places

Dhautali lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.2 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 Dhautali
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Dhautali

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 Dhautali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhautali village had a population of 708. That makes it the 6th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dhautali village has 375 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhautali has about 888 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 Dhautali is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhautali covers 398.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhautali is Jutogh, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhautali.

Dhautali is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhautali is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.2 km away. Cheta is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.