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About D P F Bhanach Village

D P F Bhanach is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 11 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 545 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Bhanach Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Bhanach village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175616
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 11
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 545
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Bhanach compares

By the 2011 count D P F Bhanach is the 379th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 989.

Getting to D P F Bhanach

D P F Bhanach is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Bhanach as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhanach from other places

D P F Bhanach lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 33 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 Bhanach
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 5.4 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 33 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to D P F Bhanach

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 Bhanach

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Bhanach village had a population of 17. That makes it the 379th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

D P F Bhanach village has 11 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Bhanach has about 545 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for D P F Bhanach is 175616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Bhanach covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Bhanach is Summer Hill, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for D P F Bhanach.

D P F Bhanach is about 40 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 Bhanach is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 5.4 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanach (under 2 km), Kashwal (under 2 km) and Bathar (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 Bhanach today is likely to be higher.

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