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About Dhalewna Village

Dhalewna is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 60 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalewna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalewna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 34.9 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 60
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalewna compares

By the 2011 count Dhalewna is the 126th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 34.9 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 944.

Getting to Dhalewna

Dhalewna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhalewna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhalewna from other places

Dhalewna lies about 46 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 km away. 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 Dhalewna
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 14 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 44 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Dhalewna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalewna village had a population of 113. That makes it the 126th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Dhalewna village has 60 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalewna has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhalewna is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalewna covers 34.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalewna falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhalewna is Salogra, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhalewna is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalewna is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 14 km away. Salogra is about 44 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunsa (under 2 km), Soil (under 2 km) and Up Mahal Thekra (2.3 km).

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

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