About Dophda Village

Dophda is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 197 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dophda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dophda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	364
Male Population	197
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dophda compares

By the 2011 count Dophda is the 64th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dophda

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

Dophda lies about 70 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 Dophda
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	70 km

Villages closest to Dophda

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 Dophda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dophda village had a population of 364. That makes it the 64th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dophda village has 197 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dophda has about 848 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 Dophda is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dophda covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dophda 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 Dophda.

Dophda is about 70 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dophda is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.