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About Dhanaut Village

Dhanaut is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 69 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 42.15 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 69
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaut compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaut is the 206th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 42.15 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Dhanaut

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

Dhanaut lies about 18 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 Dhanaut
Tehsil headquarters Theog under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Dhanaut

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 Dhanaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaut village had a population of 150. That makes it the 206th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dhanaut village has 69 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaut has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Dhanaut covers 42.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhanaut 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 <5 km distance for Dhanaut.

Dhanaut is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaut is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariana (under 2 km), Karaili (under 2 km) and Basa Theog (under 2 km).

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

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