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About D P F Thanwani Village

D P F Thanwani 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 39, made up of 16 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,438 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Thanwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Thanwani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 189.35 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 16
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,438
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 Thanwani compares

By the 2011 count D P F Thanwani is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 189.35 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1008.

Getting to D P F Thanwani

D P F Thanwani 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 Thanwani 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 Thanwani from other places

D P F Thanwani lies about 53 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 73 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 Thanwani
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 13 km
Nearest town Chamba 44 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 53 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 73 km

Villages closest to D P F Thanwani

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 Thanwani

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Thanwani village had a population of 39. That makes it the 41st 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 Thanwani village has 16 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Thanwani has about 1438 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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

D P F Thanwani covers 189.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Thanwani is Chamunda Marg, about 73 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 Thanwani.

D P F Thanwani is about 53 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 Thanwani is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 13 km away. Chamba is about 44 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Salgaraon (under 2 km), Salgaraon (under 2 km) and Dhar Ahan (1.6 km).

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

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