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About Delath Village

Delath is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 146 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Delath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 146
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Delath compares

By the 2011 count Delath is the 43rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 977.

Getting to Delath

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

Delath lies about 44 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 Delath
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 5.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Delath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nankhari 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 Delath

As per the Census of India 2011, Delath village had a population of 273. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Delath village has 146 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delath has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Delath is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Delath covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Delath falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Delath 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 Delath.

Delath is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delath is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 5.5 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karangla (under 2 km), Kalmog (under 2 km) and Tutu (under 2 km).

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

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