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About Dhalyana Village

Dhalyana is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 29 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 36.22 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 29
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalyana compares

By the 2011 count Dhalyana is the 48th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 36.22 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 951.

Getting to Dhalyana

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

Dhalyana lies about 9.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 6.9 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 Dhalyana
Tehsil headquarters Junga under 2 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.6 km

Villages closest to Dhalyana

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 Dhalyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalyana village had a population of 55. That makes it the 48th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Dhalyana village has 29 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalyana has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Dhalyana covers 36.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhalyana falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhalyana is Shoghi railway station, about 6.9 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 Dhalyana.

Dhalyana is about 9.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalyana is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about under 2 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 6.9 km away. Shimla is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junga (under 2 km), Pujarli (under 2 km) and Loha (1.9 km).

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

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