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About Dhanhen Village

Dhanhen is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 56 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanhen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanhen village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 25.17 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 56
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Dhanhen compares

By the 2011 count Dhanhen is the 227th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 25.17 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhanhen

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

Dhanhen lies about 5.7 km from Shimla. 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 Dhanhen
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 5.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.7 km

Villages closest to Dhanhen

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 Dhanhen

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanhen village had a population of 109. That makes it the 227th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhanhen village has 56 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanhen has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dhanhen is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanhen covers 25.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhanhen notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhanhen.

Dhanhen is about 5.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanhen is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 5.7 km away. Shimla is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shilru (under 2 km), Patiangali (under 2 km) and Jangal Mashobra (under 2 km).

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

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