About Dofta Village

Dofta is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 68 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dofta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dofta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	75.37 hectares
Population	134
Male Population	68
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dofta compares

By the 2011 count Dofta is the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 75.37 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dofta

Dofta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dofta 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhar, Dhar Chari, Dhautali and Digah. 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Dofta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dofta village had a population of 134. That makes it the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dofta village has 68 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dofta has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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

Dofta covers 75.37 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.

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

The census record for Dofta 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 10+ km distance for Dofta.

Dofta is in Cheta 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.