About Dakahal Village

Dakahal is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 103 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171204
Area (hectares)	56 hectares
Population	200
Male Population	103
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakahal compares

By the 2011 count Dakahal is the 75th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dakahal

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

Dakahal lies about 37 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 Dakahal
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	4.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	37 km

Villages closest to Dakahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakahal village had a population of 200. That makes it the 75th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Dakahal village has 103 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakahal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dakahal is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakahal covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakahal falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dakahal 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 village for Dakahal.

Dakahal is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakahal is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.4 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.