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About Didi Village

Didi is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 36 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Didi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Didi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 41.21 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 36
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Didi compares

By the 2011 count Didi is the 305th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 41.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Didi

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

Didi lies about 32 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 Didi
Tehsil headquarters Theog 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Didi

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 Didi

As per the Census of India 2011, Didi village had a population of 76. That makes it the 305th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Didi village has 36 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Didi has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Didi is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Didi covers 41.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Didi 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 Didi.

Didi 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.

Didi is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tali (3.5 km), Janahan (4.3 km) and Banar (4.5 km).

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

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