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About D P F Phatgahar Village

D P F Phatgahar 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 78, made up of 50 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 560 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1129.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Phatgahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Phatgahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 1129.12 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 50
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 560
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 Phatgahar compares

By the 2011 count D P F Phatgahar is the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 1129.12 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 Phatgahar

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

D P F Phatgahar lies about 55 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 46 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 Phatgahar
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 29 km
Nearest town Chamba 34 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 46 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 55 km

Villages closest to D P F Phatgahar

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 Phatgahar

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Phatgahar village had a population of 78. That makes it the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

D P F Phatgahar village has 50 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Phatgahar has about 560 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 Phatgahar is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Phatgahar covers 1129.12 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 Phatgahar falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Phatgahar is Chamunda Marg, about 46 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 Phatgahar.

D P F Phatgahar is about 55 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 Phatgahar is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 46 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 Phatgahar (under 2 km), Dhar Dhandal (5.7 km) and R F Dhandal (5.7 km).

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

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