About Dali Village

Dali is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 370 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	277.01 hectares
Population	714
Male Population	370
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dali compares

By the 2011 count Dali is the 12th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 277.01 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dali

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

Dali lies about 6.4 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 3.6 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 Dali
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	6.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	6.4 km

Villages closest to Dali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dali village had a population of 714. That makes it the 12th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dali village has 370 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dali has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dali is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dali covers 277.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dali falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dali is Shoghi railway station, about 3.6 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 village for Dali.

Dali is about 6.4 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dali is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 3.6 km away. Chirgaon is about 6.4 km away. Shimla is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.