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About Daila Village

Daila is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 78 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 82.19 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 78
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daila compares

By the 2011 count Daila is the 99th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 82.19 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1036.

Getting to Daila

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

Daila lies about 7.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 7.2 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 Daila
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 7.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 8.2 km

Villages closest to Daila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daila village had a population of 143. That makes it the 99th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Daila village has 78 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daila has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Daila is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daila covers 82.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daila falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daila is Summer Hill, about 7.2 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 - 10 km distance for Daila.

Daila is about 7.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daila is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 7.2 km away. Shimla is about 7.5 km away. Seoni is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirgul (1.5 km), Jubar (1.6 km) and Bei (1.7 km).

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

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