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About Doi Village

Doi is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 210 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 182.47 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 210
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Doi compares

By the 2011 count Doi is the 55th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 182.47 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Doi

Doi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Doi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Doi from other places

Doi lies about 48 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 Doi
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km

Villages closest to Doi

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.

Common questions about Doi

As per the Census of India 2011, Doi village had a population of 421. That makes it the 55th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Doi village has 210 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Doi is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doi covers 182.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Doi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doi.

Doi is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doi is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkeli (1.6 km), Nirth (1.9 km) and Bhadrash (2.4 km).

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

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