About Dochi Village

Dochi is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 108 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dochi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dochi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	90.36 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	108
Female Population	106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dochi compares

By the 2011 count Dochi is the 36th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 90.36 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dochi

Dochi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dochi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dochi from other places

Dochi lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 4.2 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 Dochi
Nearest railway station	Kanoh	4.2 km
Nearest town	Solan	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Dochi

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 Dochi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dochi village had a population of 214. That makes it the 36th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dochi village has 108 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dochi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dochi is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dochi covers 90.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dochi is Kanoh, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dochi.

Dochi is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dochi is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Kanoh is about 4.2 km away. Solan is about 9.8 km away. Cheta is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.