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About Dekoli Village

Dekoli is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 50 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dekoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dekoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 69.54 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 50
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dekoli compares

By the 2011 count Dekoli is the 269th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 69.54 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dekoli

Dekoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dekoli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dekoli from other places

Dekoli lies about 12 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 Dekoli
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Dekoli

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 Dekoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dekoli village had a population of 100. That makes it the 269th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dekoli village has 50 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dekoli has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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

Dekoli covers 69.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dekoli 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 - 10 km distance for Dekoli.

Dekoli is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dekoli is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.9 km away. Shimla 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 Kadharab (under 2 km), Kathela (2.1 km) and Chiyog (2.3 km).

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

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