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About Devali Dhar Village

Devali Dhar is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 39 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devali Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devali Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172037
Area (hectares) 58.77 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 39
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Devali Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Devali Dhar is the 136th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 58.77 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Devali Dhar

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

Devali Dhar lies about 15 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 Devali Dhar
District headquarters Shimla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 23 km

Villages closest to Devali Dhar

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 Devali Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Devali Dhar village had a population of 79. That makes it the 136th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Devali Dhar village has 39 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devali Dhar has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Devali Dhar is 172037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devali Dhar covers 58.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Devali Dhar falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Devali Dhar 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 Devali Dhar.

Devali Dhar is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devali Dhar is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 15 km away. Kumharsain is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharuri (under 2 km), D P F Nag Kelo Saroga (under 2 km) and Chala Nal (1.8 km).

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

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