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About Didi Village

Didi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 88 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Didi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Didi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 88
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Didi compares

By the 2011 count Didi is the 92nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Didi

Didi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Didi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Didi from other places

Didi lies about 32 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 Didi
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 4.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Didi

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 Didi

As per the Census of India 2011, Didi village had a population of 162. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Didi village has 88 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Didi has about 841 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 Didi is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Didi covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Didi 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 village for Didi.

Didi is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Didi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halaila (under 2 km), Shewala (under 2 km) and Mahasu (under 2 km).

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

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