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About Dadas Village

Dadas is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 140 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 103.79 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 140
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Dadas compares

By the 2011 count Dadas is the 80th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 103.79 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dadas

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

Dadas lies about 16 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 Dadas
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Dadas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Dadas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadas village had a population of 289. That makes it the 80th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dadas village has 140 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadas has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dadas is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadas covers 103.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadas falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dadas 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 Dadas.

Dadas is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadas is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhog (under 2 km), Karali (under 2 km) and Girenj (under 2 km).

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

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