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About R F Dhandal Village

R F Dhandal 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 12, made up of 4 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

R F Dhandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for R F Dhandal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 186.17 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 4
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How R F Dhandal compares

By the 2011 count R F Dhandal is the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 186.17 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 R F Dhandal

R F Dhandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for R F Dhandal 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 R F Dhandal from other places

R F Dhandal lies about 61 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 43 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 R F Dhandal
Nearest town Chamba 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 34 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 43 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 61 km

Villages closest to R F Dhandal

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 R F Dhandal

As per the Census of India 2011, R F Dhandal village had a population of 12. That makes it the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

R F Dhandal village has 4 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, R F Dhandal has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for R F Dhandal is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

R F Dhandal covers 186.17 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.

R F Dhandal falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to R F Dhandal is Chamunda Marg, about 43 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 R F Dhandal.

R F Dhandal is about 61 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.

R F Dhandal is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Chamba is about 29 km away. Udaipur is about 34 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 43 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 Dhandal (under 2 km), D P F Phatgahar (5.7 km) and Dhar Phatgahar (5.7 km).

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

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