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About Dhali Village

Dhali is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 80 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 80
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhali compares

By the 2011 count Dhali is the 102nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 981.

Getting to Dhali

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

Dhali lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 14 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 Dhali
Nearest railway station Salogra 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 30 km

Villages closest to Dhali

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.

Common questions about Dhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhali village had a population of 150. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Dhali village has 80 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhali has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Dhali covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhali is Salogra, about 14 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 Dhali.

Dhali is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhali is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Kotkhai is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Badon (2.2 km), Up Muhal Badruni (2.2 km) and Jangal Kamhali (4.7 km).

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

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