About Dhamun Village

Dhamun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 80 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	148
Male Population	80
Female Population	68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamun compares

By the 2011 count Dhamun is the 164th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Dhamun

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

Dhamun lies about 9.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.4 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 Dhamun
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	9.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.6 km

Villages closest to Dhamun

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 Dhamun

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamun village had a population of 148. That makes it the 164th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhamun village has 80 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamun has about 850 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 Dhamun is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamun covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhamun is Jutogh, about 5.4 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 Dhamun.

Dhamun 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.

Dhamun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.4 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.