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About Deola Village

Deola is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 103 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 103
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deola compares

By the 2011 count Deola is the 60th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Deola

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

Deola lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 10 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 Deola
Nearest railway station Salogra 10 km
Nearest town Solan 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 32 km

Villages closest to Deola

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 Deola

As per the Census of India 2011, Deola village had a population of 197. That makes it the 60th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Deola village has 103 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deola has about 913 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 Deola is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deola covers 156 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Deola is Salogra, about 10 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 village for Deola.

Deola is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deola is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 10 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juni Khurd (3.9 km), Beer Ki Jayan (7.7 km) and Dayangil (7.7 km).

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

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