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About Dhani Village

Dhani is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 29 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 22.56 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 29
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhani is the 361st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 22.56 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 Dhani

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

Dhani lies about 6.2 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 Dhani
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.2 km

Villages closest to Dhani

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 Dhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhani village had a population of 55. That makes it the 361st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhani village has 29 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 897 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 Dhani is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani covers 22.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhani 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 Dhani.

Dhani is about 6.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 6.2 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 Mashobra (under 2 km), Mashobra (under 2 km) and Dhanhen (under 2 km).

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

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