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About Dum Ka Dhank Village

Dum Ka Dhank is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 10 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dum Ka Dhank Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dum Ka Dhank village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 2.08 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 10
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dum Ka Dhank compares

By the 2011 count Dum Ka Dhank is the 461st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 2.08 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dum Ka Dhank

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

Dum Ka Dhank lies about 9.7 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 Dum Ka Dhank
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.7 km

Villages closest to Dum Ka Dhank

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 Dum Ka Dhank

As per the Census of India 2011, Dum Ka Dhank village had a population of 21. That makes it the 461st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dum Ka Dhank village has 10 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dum Ka Dhank has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dum Ka Dhank is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dum Ka Dhank covers 2.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dum Ka Dhank falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dum Ka Dhank notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dum Ka Dhank.

Dum Ka Dhank is about 9.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dum Ka Dhank is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nambreli (under 2 km), Kasufar (under 2 km) and Kufar (under 2 km).

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

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