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About Deodi Village

Deodi is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 179 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deodi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 209.57 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 179
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deodi compares

By the 2011 count Deodi is the 57th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 209.57 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 954.

Getting to Deodi

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

Deodi lies about 35 km from Shimla. 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 Deodi
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 35 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Deodi

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.

Common questions about Deodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Deodi village had a population of 336. That makes it the 57th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Deodi village has 179 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deodi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Deodi is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deodi covers 209.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Deodi 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 village for Deodi.

Deodi is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deodi is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 35 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Deodi (under 2 km), Jhalwari (6.3 km) and Kanthali (8.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Deodi today is likely to be higher.

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