About Dim Village

Dim is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 197 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dim village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171205
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	374
Male Population	197
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dim compares

By the 2011 count Dim is the 30th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 971.

Getting to Dim

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

Dim lies about 46 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 Dim
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	under 2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	46 km

Villages closest to Dim

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.

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Common questions about Dim

As per the Census of India 2011, Dim village had a population of 374. That makes it the 30th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dim village has 197 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dim has about 898 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 Dim is 171205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dim covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dim 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dim.

Dim is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dim is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.