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About Ser Dagon Village

Ser Dagon is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 46 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ser Dagon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ser Dagon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 46
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Ser Dagon compares

By the 2011 count Ser Dagon is the 270th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ser Dagon

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

Ser Dagon lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 13 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 Ser Dagon
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Ser Dagon

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 Ser Dagon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ser Dagon village had a population of 88. That makes it the 270th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ser Dagon village has 46 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ser Dagon has about 913 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 Ser Dagon is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ser Dagon covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ser Dagon falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ser Dagon is Shoghi railway station, about 13 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 Ser Dagon.

Ser Dagon 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.

Ser Dagon is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 13 km away. 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 Shahi Ser (under 2 km), Sharog (1.8 km) and Jangal Kamhali (3.6 km).

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

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