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About D P F Gilding Village

D P F Gilding is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 10 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Gilding Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Gilding village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 275.37 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 10
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Gilding compares

By the 2011 count D P F Gilding is the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 275.37 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1008.

Getting to D P F Gilding

D P F Gilding is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Gilding as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gilding from other places

D P F Gilding lies about 32 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 68 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 Gilding
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 9.1 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 32 km
Nearest town Chamba 57 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 68 km

Villages closest to D P F Gilding

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Gilding village had a population of 18. That makes it the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

D P F Gilding village has 10 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Gilding has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for D P F Gilding is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Gilding covers 275.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Gilding falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Gilding is Palampur Himachal, about 68 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 10+ km distance for D P F Gilding.

D P F Gilding is about 32 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

D P F Gilding is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 9.1 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 32 km away. Chamba is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Gilding (under 2 km), D P F Bhiyari (under 2 km) and Auhar (2.1 km).

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

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