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About D P F Bakhras Village

D P F Bakhras is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 76 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Bakhras Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Bakhras village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 76
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Bakhras compares

By the 2011 count D P F Bakhras is the 198th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to D P F Bakhras

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

D P F Bakhras lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Bakhras
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.0 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to D P F Bakhras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Bakhras village had a population of 147. That makes it the 198th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

D P F Bakhras village has 76 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Bakhras has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for D P F Bakhras is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Bakhras covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Bakhras falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Bakhras is Summer Hill, about 31 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 village for D P F Bakhras.

D P F Bakhras is about 42 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 Bakhras is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.0 km away. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanohal (under 2 km), Kaneri (under 2 km) and Sanad (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 Bakhras today is likely to be higher.

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