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About Dayangil Village

Dayangil is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 76 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dayangil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dayangil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 57.61 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 76
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dayangil compares

By the 2011 count Dayangil is the 94th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 57.61 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dayangil

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

Dayangil lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 5.1 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 Dayangil
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 5.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 25 km

Villages closest to Dayangil

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 Dayangil

As per the Census of India 2011, Dayangil village had a population of 147. That makes it the 94th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Dayangil village has 76 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dayangil has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dayangil is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dayangil covers 57.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dayangil is Shoghi railway station, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dayangil.

Dayangil is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dayangil is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Seoni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beer Ki Jayan (under 2 km), Manjhli Jayan (under 2 km) and Deola (7.7 km).

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

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