About Dul Village

Dul is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 25 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,280 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dul village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	57
Male Population	25
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,280
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dul compares

By the 2011 count Dul is the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Dul

Dul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dul from other places

Dul lies about 19 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 Dul
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	19 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Dul

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.

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Common questions about Dul

As per the Census of India 2011, Dul village had a population of 57. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dul village has 25 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dul has about 1280 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dul is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dul covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dul.

Dul is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dul is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.