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About Dhadi Village

Dhadi is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 157 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhadi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 157
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Dhadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhadi is the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhadi

Dhadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhadi 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 Dhadi from other places

Dhadi lies about 57 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 Dhadi
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Dhadi

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 Dhadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhadi village had a population of 307. That makes it the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dhadi village has 157 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhadi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dhadi is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhadi covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhadi.

Dhadi 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.

Dhadi is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 57 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 Dhadi (under 2 km), Dhadi Rawat (under 2 km) and Ghunsa (under 2 km).

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

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