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About Deothi Village

Deothi is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 80 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deothi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 44.19 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 80
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deothi compares

By the 2011 count Deothi is the 186th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 44.19 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Deothi

Deothi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Deothi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Deothi from other places

Deothi lies about 8.6 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 Deothi
District headquarters Shimla 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 11 km

Villages closest to Deothi

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 Deothi

As per the Census of India 2011, Deothi village had a population of 171. That makes it the 186th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Deothi village has 80 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deothi has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Deothi covers 44.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Deothi 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 - 10 km distance for Deothi.

Deothi is about 8.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deothi is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 8.6 km away. Theog is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanahu (2.7 km), Dharampur (3.9 km) and Chaili (3.9 km).

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

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