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About Rug Dohichi Village

Rug Dohichi is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 21 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rug Dohichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rug Dohichi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 24.2 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 21
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
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 Rug Dohichi compares

By the 2011 count Rug Dohichi is the 192nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 24.2 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Rug Dohichi

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

Rug Dohichi lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 7.0 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 Rug Dohichi
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 7.0 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 23 km

Villages closest to Rug Dohichi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramshahr 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 Rug Dohichi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rug Dohichi village had a population of 38. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Rug Dohichi village has 21 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rug Dohichi has about 810 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 Rug Dohichi is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rug Dohichi covers 24.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rug Dohichi falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rug Dohichi is Kathleeghat, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rug Dohichi.

Rug Dohichi is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rug Dohichi is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 7.0 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Solan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakar Dohichi (under 2 km), Suna (3.6 km) and Nihun (4.7 km).

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

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