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About Dohchhnoo Village

Dohchhnoo is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 7 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohchhnoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohchhnoo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 13.55 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 7
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,429
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 Dohchhnoo compares

By the 2011 count Dohchhnoo is the 475th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 13.55 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Dohchhnoo

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

Dohchhnoo 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 Dohchhnoo
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Dohchhnoo

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 Dohchhnoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohchhnoo village had a population of 17. That makes it the 475th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dohchhnoo village has 7 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohchhnoo has about 1429 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dohchhnoo is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohchhnoo covers 13.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dohchhnoo 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 Dohchhnoo.

Dohchhnoo 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.

Dohchhnoo 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), Dohchhna 14 156 (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 Dohchhnoo today is likely to be higher.

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