About Dhunana Village

Dhunana is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 63 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	64.69 hectares
Population	127
Male Population	63
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhunana compares

By the 2011 count Dhunana is the 95th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 64.69 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhunana

Dhunana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhunana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhunana from other places

Dhunana lies about 3.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 Dhunana
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	3.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	3.5 km

Villages closest to Dhunana

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 Dhunana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunana village had a population of 127. That makes it the 95th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhunana village has 63 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunana has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Dhunana covers 64.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhunana is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhunana.

Dhunana is about 3.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunana is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 2.0 km away. Chirgaon is about 3.5 km away. Shimla is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.