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About Dohchhna 14 156 Village

Dohchhna 14 156 is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 25 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohchhna 14 156 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohchhna 14 156 village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 18.86 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 25
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Dohchhna 14 156 compares

By the 2011 count Dohchhna 14 156 is the 390th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 18.86 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dohchhna 14 156

Dohchhna 14 156 is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dohchhna 14 156 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 Dohchhna 14 156 from other places

Dohchhna 14 156 lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 7.0 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 Dohchhna 14 156
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Dohchhna 14 156

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 Dohchhna 14 156

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohchhna 14 156 village had a population of 45. That makes it the 390th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dohchhna 14 156 village has 25 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohchhna 14 156 has about 800 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 Dohchhna 14 156 is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohchhna 14 156 covers 18.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dohchhna 14 156 falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dohchhna 14 156 is Kathleeghat, about 7.0 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 Dohchhna 14 156.

Dohchhna 14 156 is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohchhna 14 156 is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 7.0 km away. Shimla Rural is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badoh (under 2 km), Dohchhnoo (under 2 km) and Dooh (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dohchhna 14 156 today is likely to be higher.

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