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About Durgaut Village

Durgaut is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 26 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgaut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 19.83 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 26
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Durgaut compares

By the 2011 count Durgaut is the 345th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 19.83 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Durgaut

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

Durgaut lies about 23 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 Durgaut
Tehsil headquarters Theog 5.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Durgaut

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 Durgaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgaut village had a population of 49. That makes it the 345th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Durgaut village has 26 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgaut has about 885 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 Durgaut is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgaut covers 19.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Durgaut 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 km distance for Durgaut.

Durgaut is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgaut is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.4 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basa Mahog (under 2 km), Jangal Mahog (under 2 km) and Mahog (under 2 km).

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

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