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About Dagrot Village

Dagrot is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 63 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagrot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagrot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 69.03 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 63
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
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 Dagrot compares

By the 2011 count Dagrot is the 105th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 69.03 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dagrot

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

Dagrot lies about 27 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 Dagrot
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 9.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Dagrot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagrot village had a population of 144. That makes it the 105th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Dagrot village has 63 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagrot has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dagrot is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagrot covers 69.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dagrot falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dagrot 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 Dagrot.

Dagrot is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagrot is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakolu (under 2 km), Nagali (1.6 km) and Thanu (1.6 km).

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

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