About Dalog Village

Dalog is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 224 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172022
Area (hectares)	233.01 hectares
Population	419
Male Population	224
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalog compares

By the 2011 count Dalog is the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 233.01 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 962.

Getting to Dalog

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

Dalog lies about 56 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 Dalog
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	56 km

Villages closest to Dalog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalog village had a population of 419. That makes it the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dalog village has 224 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalog has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dalog is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalog covers 233.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dalog falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dalog 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 Dalog.

Dalog is about 56 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalog is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.