About Deha Village

Deha is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 258 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	258
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deha compares

By the 2011 count Deha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Deha

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

Deha lies about 28 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 Deha
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	28 km

Villages closest to Deha

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 Deha

As per the Census of India 2011, Deha village had a population of 497. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Deha village has 258 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deha has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Deha is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deha covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Deha notes the nearest railway station 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 Deha.

Deha is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deha is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.