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About Deoridhar Village

Deoridhar is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 94 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deoridhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deoridhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171213
Area (hectares) 57.09 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 94
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
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 Deoridhar compares

By the 2011 count Deoridhar is the 93rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 57.09 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1004.

Getting to Deoridhar

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

Deoridhar lies about 31 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 Deoridhar
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Deoridhar

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 Deoridhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Deoridhar village had a population of 169. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Deoridhar village has 94 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deoridhar has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Deoridhar is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deoridhar covers 57.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Deoridhar 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 Deoridhar.

Deoridhar is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deoridhar is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banot (5.2 km), Ahar (5.6 km) and Arot (7.2 km).

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

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