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About Dharech Gohech Village

Dharech Gohech is a mid sized village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 299 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharech Gohech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharech Gohech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 237.77 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 299
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Dharech Gohech compares

By the 2011 count Dharech Gohech 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 237.77 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dharech Gohech

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

Dharech Gohech lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 26 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 Dharech Gohech
Tehsil headquarters Theog 26 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 26 km
Nearest town Solan 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Dharech Gohech

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 Dharech Gohech

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharech Gohech village had a population of 563. 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.

Dharech Gohech village has 299 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharech Gohech has about 883 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 Dharech Gohech is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharech Gohech covers 237.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharech Gohech falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharech Gohech is Salogra, about 26 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 Dharech Gohech.

Dharech Gohech is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharech Gohech is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 26 km away. Salogra is about 26 km away. Solan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darjoli Dhar (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Dhar Tarponu (under 2 km).

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

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