About Dhalaya Village

Dhalaya is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 82 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalaya village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	180
Male Population	82
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,195
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalaya compares

By the 2011 count Dhalaya is the 133rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhalaya

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

Dhalaya lies about 9.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 6.9 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 Dhalaya
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	9.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.6 km

Villages closest to Dhalaya

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 Dhalaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalaya village had a population of 180. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhalaya village has 82 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalaya has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Dhalaya covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhalaya is Shoghi railway station, about 6.9 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 Dhalaya.

Dhalaya is about 9.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalaya is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 6.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.6 km away. Shimla is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.