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About Dochi Village

Dochi is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 182 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, 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 Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 36.92 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 182
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dochi compares

By the 2011 count Dochi is the 31st largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 36.92 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

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 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 Dochi from other places

Dochi lies about 6.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 4.7 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
Nearest railway station Salogra 4.7 km
District headquarters Solan 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 20 km

Villages closest to Dochi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 345. That makes it the 31st largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Dochi village has 182 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dochi has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dochi is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dochi covers 36.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dochi is Salogra, about 4.7 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 Dochi.

Dochi is about 6.9 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 Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 4.7 km away. Solan is about 6.9 km away. Kasauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakaiyar (under 2 km), Lalhar (2.8 km) and Chaamon (3.1 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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