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About Deothal Village

Deothal is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 164 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deothal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deothal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 164
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Deothal compares

By the 2011 count Deothal is the 34th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Deothal

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

Deothal lies about 30 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 9.8 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 Deothal
Nearest town Solan 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Barog 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 30 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 30 km

Villages closest to Deothal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Deothal

As per the Census of India 2011, Deothal village had a population of 324. That makes it the 34th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Deothal village has 164 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deothal has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Deothal is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deothal covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deothal falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Deothal is Barog, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Deothal.

Deothal is about 30 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deothal is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 9.5 km away. Barog is about 9.8 km away. Pachhad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauhra (under 2 km), Uphar (1.5 km) and Masria Pajopar (1.8 km).

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

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