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About Dhanroti Village

Dhanroti is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 48 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanroti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 50.7 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 48
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
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 Dhanroti compares

By the 2011 count Dhanroti is the 156th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 50.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Dhanroti

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

Dhanroti lies about 34 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 Dhanroti
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 2.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Dhanroti

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 Dhanroti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanroti village had a population of 87. That makes it the 156th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Dhanroti village has 48 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanroti has about 812 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 Dhanroti is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanroti covers 50.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dhanroti 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 Dhanroti.

Dhanroti is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanroti is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 2.0 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kemli (under 2 km), Panog (under 2 km) and Baknawal (under 2 km).

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

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