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About Dumaihar Village

Dumaihar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 64 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaihar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 24.19 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 64
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Dumaihar compares

By the 2011 count Dumaihar is the 205th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 24.19 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Dumaihar

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

Dumaihar lies about 14 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 Dumaihar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Dumaihar

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 Dumaihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaihar village had a population of 118. That makes it the 205th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dumaihar village has 64 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaihar has about 844 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 Dumaihar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaihar covers 24.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dumaihar 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 Dumaihar.

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

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

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Dumaihar (under 2 km), Chharah (under 2 km) and Karali (2.0 km).

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

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