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About Dhawandli Village

Dhawandli is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 43 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 43
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawandli compares

By the 2011 count Dhawandli is the 144th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhawandli

Dhawandli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawandli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhawandli from other places

Dhawandli lies about 46 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 Dhawandli
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Dhawandli

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 Dhawandli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawandli village had a population of 90. That makes it the 144th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Dhawandli village has 43 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawandli has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Dhawandli covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhawandli.

Dhawandli 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.

Dhawandli is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 12 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 Ranwi (under 2 km), Burch (under 2 km) and Gastari (1.9 km).

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

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