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About Dhano Village

Dhano is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 41 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhano village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 39.15 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 41
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Dhano compares

By the 2011 count Dhano is the 309th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 39.15 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dhano

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

Dhano lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 5.9 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 Dhano
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 5.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 29 km

Villages closest to Dhano

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 Dhano

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhano village had a population of 74. That makes it the 309th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dhano village has 41 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhano has about 805 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 Dhano is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhano covers 39.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhano is Kathleeghat, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhano.

Dhano is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhano is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Theog is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barog (2.8 km), Jangal Barog (2.8 km) and Chatog (5.3 km).

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

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