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About Dakerh Village

Dakerh is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 31 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakerh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakerh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 31
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakerh compares

By the 2011 count Dakerh is the 171st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dakerh

Dakerh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakerh 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. The nearest villages by name are Chharan, Chiar, Chila and Chillar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dakerh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakerh village had a population of 55. That makes it the 171st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Dakerh village has 31 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakerh has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Dakerh is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakerh covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakerh falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dakerh 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 km distance for Dakerh.

Dakerh is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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