About Dawala Village

Dawala is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 31 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,290 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	36.07 hectares
Population	71
Male Population	31
Female Population	40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,290
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawala compares

By the 2011 count Dawala is the 141st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 36.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dawala

Dawala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dawala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dawala from other places

Dawala 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 Dawala
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Dawala

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.

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Common questions about Dawala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawala village had a population of 71. That makes it the 141st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Dawala village has 31 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawala has about 1290 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Dawala covers 36.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dawala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dawala.

Dawala 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.

Dawala is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 12 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.