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About Dochi Village

Dochi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 12 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dochi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dochi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 12
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dochi compares

By the 2011 count Dochi is the 257th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1020.

Getting to Dochi

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

Dochi lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Dochi
Tehsil headquarters Arki 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Dochi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dochi village had a population of 27. That makes it the 257th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Dochi village has 12 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dochi has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dochi is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dochi covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dochi falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dochi is Jutogh, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Dochi.

Dochi is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dochi is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 6.2 km away. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohchi (under 2 km), Sandli (under 2 km) and Bangora (under 2 km).

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

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