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About D P F Shakoli Village

D P F Shakoli 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 3, made up of 2 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Shakoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Shakoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 260.59 hectares
Population 3
Male Population 2
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Shakoli compares

By the 2011 count D P F Shakoli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 260.59 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 Shakoli

D P F Shakoli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for D P F Shakoli as Available within village. 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 Shakoli from other places

D P F Shakoli lies about 39 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 78 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 Shakoli
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 6.4 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 39 km
Nearest town Chamba 59 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 78 km

Villages closest to D P F Shakoli

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 Shakoli

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Shakoli village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

D P F Shakoli village has 2 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Shakoli has about 500 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 Shakoli is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Shakoli covers 260.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Shakoli is Chamunda Marg, about 78 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for D P F Shakoli.

D P F Shakoli is about 39 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 Shakoli is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 6.4 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 39 km away. Chamba is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakoli (under 2 km), D P F Tumru (under 2 km) and Chamrat (2.4 km).

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

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