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About Daniwal Village

Daniwal is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 48 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daniwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daniwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 52.42 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 48
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Daniwal compares

By the 2011 count Daniwal is the 262nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 52.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 990.

Getting to Daniwal

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

Daniwal lies about 8.4 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 Daniwal
District headquarters Shimla 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 12 km

Villages closest to Daniwal

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 Daniwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Daniwal village had a population of 104. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Daniwal village has 48 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daniwal has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Daniwal is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daniwal covers 52.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Daniwal 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 Daniwal.

Daniwal is about 8.4 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daniwal is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 8.4 km away. Theog is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadeog (under 2 km), Gadhiari (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Gaddli (under 2 km).

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

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