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About Dehra Dohai Village

Dehra Dohai is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 53 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehra Dohai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra Dohai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 53
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehra Dohai compares

By the 2011 count Dehra Dohai is the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 951.

Getting to Dehra Dohai

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

Dehra Dohai lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Dehra Dohai
Tehsil headquarters Junga 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 10 km
Nearest town Solan 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Dehra Dohai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Junga 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 Dehra Dohai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehra Dohai village had a population of 117. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Dehra Dohai village has 53 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra Dohai has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dehra Dohai is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehra Dohai covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dehra Dohai falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehra Dohai is Salogra, 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 <5 km distance for Dehra Dohai.

Dehra Dohai is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra Dohai is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 6.4 km away. Salogra is about 10 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chambi (under 2 km), Kanena (under 2 km) and Jangal Kamhali (1.5 km).

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

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