About Dhak Gaon Village

Dhak Gaon is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 309 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhak Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhak Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	593.93 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	309
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhak Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhak Gaon is the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 593.93 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Dhak Gaon

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

Dhak Gaon lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 10 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 Dhak Gaon
Nearest railway station	Barog	10 km
Nearest town	Solan	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	32 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Dhak Gaon

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 Dhak Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhak Gaon village had a population of 566. That makes it the 25th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhak Gaon village has 309 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhak Gaon has about 832 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 Dhak Gaon is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhak Gaon covers 593.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhak Gaon falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhak Gaon is Barog, about 10 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 Dhak Gaon.

Dhak Gaon is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhak Gaon is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Barog is about 10 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Chirgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.