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About Dhalot Village

Dhalot is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 11 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171113
Area (hectares) 22.43 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 11
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Dhalot compares

By the 2011 count Dhalot is the 450th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 22.43 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Dhalot

Dhalot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhalot 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 Dhalot from other places

Dhalot 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 Dhalot
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Dhalot

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 Dhalot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalot village had a population of 24. That makes it the 450th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhalot village has 11 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalot has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dhalot is 171113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalot covers 22.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhalot 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 Dhalot.

Dhalot 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.

Dhalot 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 Makriana (under 2 km), Makari (under 2 km) and Bajhyar (under 2 km).

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

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