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About Dogri Village

Dogri is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 43 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dogri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 43
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dogri compares

By the 2011 count Dogri is the 138th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Dogri

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

Dogri lies about 29 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 Dogri
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Dogri

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 Dogri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogri village had a population of 78. That makes it the 138th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Dogri village has 43 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogri has about 814 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 Dogri is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogri covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dogri 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 km distance for Dogri.

Dogri is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dogri is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phirnu (2.8 km), Ghareawat (4.5 km) and Nanjha (4.9 km).

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

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