About Dhala Village

Dhala is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 73 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172027
Area (hectares)	84.88 hectares
Population	142
Male Population	73
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhala compares

By the 2011 count Dhala is the 107th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 84.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dhala

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

Dhala lies about 35 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 Dhala
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	5.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Dhala

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 Dhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhala village had a population of 142. That makes it the 107th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Dhala village has 73 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhala has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhala is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhala covers 84.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dhala 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 village for Dhala.

Dhala is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhala is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 5.2 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.