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About Dagyana Village

Dagyana is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 22 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 20.74 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 22
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Dagyana compares

By the 2011 count Dagyana is the 397th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 20.74 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dagyana

Dagyana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dagyana 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dagyana from other places

Dagyana lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 14 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 Dagyana
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Dagyana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Dagyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagyana village had a population of 43. That makes it the 397th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dagyana village has 22 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagyana has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dagyana is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagyana covers 20.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dagyana is Jutogh, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dagyana.

Dagyana is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagyana is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla Rural is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapakari (under 2 km), Makari (under 2 km) and Rug (under 2 km).

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

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