About Dhelogar Village

Dhelogar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 146 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhelogar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhelogar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	305
Male Population	146
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,089
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhelogar compares

By the 2011 count Dhelogar is the 70th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Dhelogar

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

Dhelogar lies about 49 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 Dhelogar
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	31 km
District headquarters	Shimla	49 km

Villages closest to Dhelogar

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 Dhelogar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhelogar village had a population of 305. That makes it the 70th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dhelogar village has 146 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhelogar has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Dhelogar covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhelogar 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 Dhelogar.

Dhelogar is about 49 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhelogar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.