About Dhaila Village

Dhaila is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 10 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaila village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	13.76 hectares
Population	18
Male Population	10
Female Population	8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	800
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaila compares

By the 2011 count Dhaila is the 471st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 13.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 987.

Getting to Dhaila

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

Dhaila lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 9.2 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 Dhaila
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Dhaila

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.

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Common questions about Dhaila

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaila village had a population of 18. That makes it the 471st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhaila village has 10 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaila has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Dhaila covers 13.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhaila is Jutogh, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaila.

Dhaila is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaila is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 9.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.