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About D P F Kalota Village

D P F Kalota is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 40 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Kalota Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Kalota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 147.13 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 40
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Kalota compares

By the 2011 count D P F Kalota is the 273rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 147.13 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Kalota

D P F Kalota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Kalota 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 Kalota from other places

D P F Kalota lies about 52 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 23 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 Kalota
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 8.7 km
Nearest town Shimla 22 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 52 km

Villages closest to D P F Kalota

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 Kalota

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Kalota village had a population of 74. That makes it the 273rd 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 Kalota village has 40 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Kalota has about 850 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 Kalota is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Kalota covers 147.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Kalota is Summer Hill, about 23 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 Kalota.

D P F Kalota is about 52 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 Kalota is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 8.7 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Summer Hill is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shainthal (under 2 km), Marola (under 2 km) and Sawa Mahun (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 Kalota today is likely to be higher.

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