About Dalgaon Village

Dalgaon is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 428 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalgaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	411.92 hectares
Population	856
Male Population	428
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dalgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 411.92 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dalgaon

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

Dalgaon lies about 68 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 Dalgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	68 km

Villages closest to Dalgaon

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

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Common questions about Dalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalgaon village had a population of 856. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dalgaon village has 428 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalgaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dalgaon is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalgaon covers 411.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalgaon falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dalgaon 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 village for Dalgaon.

Dalgaon is about 68 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalgaon is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.