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About Dhenda Village

Dhenda is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 652 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171008
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 652
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhenda compares

By the 2011 count Dhenda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhenda

Dhenda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhenda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhenda from other places

Dhenda lies about 4.3 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about under 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 Dhenda
Nearest railway station Jutogh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 4.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 4.3 km

Villages closest to Dhenda

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 Dhenda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenda village had a population of 1,267. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhenda village has 652 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenda has about 943 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 Dhenda is 171008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhenda covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhenda is Jutogh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhenda.

Dhenda is about 4.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhenda is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about under 2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 4.3 km away. Shimla is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahli Kalan (under 2 km), Chahli Khurd (under 2 km) and Jablog (1.9 km).

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

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