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About Dheongli Village

Dheongli is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 53 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 755 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheongli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheongli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 53
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 755
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 Dheongli compares

By the 2011 count Dheongli is the 133rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1004.

Getting to Dheongli

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

Dheongli 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 Dheongli
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 2.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Dheongli

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 Dheongli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheongli village had a population of 93. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Dheongli village has 53 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheongli has about 755 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 Dheongli is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheongli covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dheongli 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 Dheongli.

Dheongli 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.

Dheongli is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 2.1 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 Nahal (under 2 km), Jar (under 2 km) and Kui (under 2 km).

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

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