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About Dafawag Village

Dafawag is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 65 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dafawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dafawag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 40.6 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 65
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dafawag compares

By the 2011 count Dafawag is the 185th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 40.6 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dafawag

Dafawag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dafawag as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhanawat, Chharabra, Chharah and D P F Bag Ka Nal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dafawag

As per the Census of India 2011, Dafawag village had a population of 132. That makes it the 185th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dafawag village has 65 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dafawag has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dafawag is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dafawag covers 40.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dafawag falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dafawag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dafawag is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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