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About D P F Chanjla Village

D P F Chanjla is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 20 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Chanjla Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Chanjla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 149.01 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 20
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 D P F Chanjla compares

By the 2011 count D P F Chanjla is the 166th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 149.01 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 968.

Getting to D P F Chanjla

D P F Chanjla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Chanjla 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 D P F Chanjla from other places

D P F Chanjla lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 D P F Chanjla
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 27 km
District headquarters Chamba 27 km

Villages closest to D P F Chanjla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 D P F Chanjla

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Chanjla village had a population of 41. That makes it the 166th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

D P F Chanjla village has 20 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Chanjla has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for D P F Chanjla is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Chanjla covers 149.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Chanjla falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Chanjla is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 D P F Chanjla.

D P F Chanjla is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

D P F Chanjla is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Chaurah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandru (under 2 km), Dhar Manjaut (under 2 km) and D P F Chandraul (2.0 km).

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

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