About Dalaiya Village

Dalaiya is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 157 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalaiya village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171209
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	291
Male Population	157
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalaiya compares

By the 2011 count Dalaiya is the 79th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 990.

Getting to Dalaiya

Dalaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalaiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dalaiya from other places

Dalaiya lies about 22 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 21 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 Dalaiya
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	21 km
District headquarters	Shimla	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	34 km

Villages closest to Dalaiya

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.

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Common questions about Dalaiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalaiya village had a population of 291. That makes it the 79th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dalaiya village has 157 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalaiya has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Dalaiya covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dalaiya is Summer Hill, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dalaiya.

Dalaiya is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalaiya is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Theog is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.