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About Dakehar Village

Dakehar is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 45 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171205
Area (hectares) 34.72 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 45
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakehar compares

By the 2011 count Dakehar is the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 34.72 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dakehar

Dakehar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakehar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dakehar from other places

Dakehar lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Dakehar
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 26 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Dakehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakehar village had a population of 83. That makes it the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dakehar village has 45 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakehar has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dakehar is 171205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakehar covers 34.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakehar falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakehar is Salogra, about 54 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakehar.

Dakehar is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakehar is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 26 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anand Parwat (under 2 km), Bholar (under 2 km) and Bhorar (under 2 km).

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

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