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About D P F Katiras Village

D P F Katiras is a small village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 48 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Katiras Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Katiras village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 48
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Katiras compares

By the 2011 count D P F Katiras is the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 996.

Getting to D P F Katiras

D P F Katiras 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 Katiras as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Katiras from other places

D P F Katiras lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, 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 Katiras
Tehsil headquarters Aut 1.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 46 km

Villages closest to D P F Katiras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Katiras village had a population of 91. That makes it the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

D P F Katiras village has 48 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Katiras has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for D P F Katiras is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Katiras covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Katiras falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Katiras is Adit Junction, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for D P F Katiras.

D P F Katiras is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

D P F Katiras is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 1.5 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Adit Junction 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 Khamradha (under 2 km), Aut (under 2 km) and Khini (under 2 km).

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

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