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About D P F Dhunj Gahar Village

D P F Dhunj Gahar is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 25 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Dhunj Gahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Dhunj Gahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 270.75 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 25
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Dhunj Gahar compares

By the 2011 count D P F Dhunj Gahar is the 77th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 270.75 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 997.

Getting to D P F Dhunj Gahar

D P F Dhunj Gahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for D P F Dhunj Gahar as Available within 10+ 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 Dhunj Gahar from other places

D P F Dhunj Gahar lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Dhunj Gahar
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 4.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 56 km

Villages closest to D P F Dhunj Gahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Dhunj Gahar

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Dhunj Gahar village had a population of 47. That makes it the 77th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

D P F Dhunj Gahar village has 25 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Dhunj Gahar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for D P F Dhunj Gahar is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Dhunj Gahar covers 270.75 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 Dhunj Gahar falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Dhunj Gahar is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for D P F Dhunj Gahar.

D P F Dhunj Gahar is about 32 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 Dhunj Gahar is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 4.3 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Buffer Stop is about 56 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 Dhunju Shegla (under 2 km), Chalot (2.3 km) and D P F Chunji Chalahar (2.6 km).

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

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