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About Dokhra Village

Dokhra is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 37 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokhra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 52.42 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 37
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokhra compares

By the 2011 count Dokhra is the 151st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 52.42 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 944.

Getting to Dokhra

Dokhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dokhra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dokhra from other places

Dokhra lies about 58 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 57 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 Dokhra
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 25 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 54 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 57 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Dokhra

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 Dokhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokhra village had a population of 69. That makes it the 151st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Dokhra village has 37 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokhra has about 865 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 Dokhra is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokhra covers 52.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dokhra is Salogra, about 57 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dokhra.

Dokhra is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokhra is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 25 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 54 km away. Salogra is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basra (under 2 km), Jhandua (under 2 km) and Bajah (under 2 km).

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

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