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About D P F Shelapani Village

D P F Shelapani is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 2 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 3,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Shelapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Shelapani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 145.28 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 2
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 3,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How D P F Shelapani compares

By the 2011 count D P F Shelapani is the 85th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 145.28 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 997.

Getting to D P F Shelapani

D P F Shelapani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for D P F Shelapani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is D P F Shelapani from other places

D P F Shelapani lies about 37 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 58 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 Shelapani
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 4.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 37 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 58 km

Villages closest to D P F Shelapani

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 Shelapani

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Shelapani village had a population of 8. That makes it the 85th 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 Shelapani village has 2 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Shelapani has about 3000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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

D P F Shelapani covers 145.28 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.

D P F Shelapani falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Shelapani is Adit Junction, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for D P F Shelapani.

D P F Shelapani is about 37 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 Shelapani is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 4.1 km away. Mandi is about 37 km away. Adit Junction is about 58 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 Kandi Chalyala (2.5 km), Bali Chowki (4.1 km) and Rahi (5.3 km).

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

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