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About D P F Kandha Village

D P F Kandha is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 25 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 720 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Kandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Kandha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 25
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 720
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Kandha compares

By the 2011 count D P F Kandha is the 324th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 232 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 989.

Getting to D P F Kandha

D P F Kandha 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 Kandha 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 Kandha from other places

D P F Kandha lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 39 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 Kandha
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 39 km

Villages closest to D P F Kandha

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 Kandha

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Kandha village had a population of 43. That makes it the 324th 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 Kandha village has 25 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Kandha has about 720 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 Kandha is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Kandha covers 232 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 Kandha falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Kandha is Summer Hill, about 39 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 Kandha.

D P F Kandha 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 Kandha is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Karsog is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandha (under 2 km), Hiundi (3.0 km) and Kashiun (3.0 km).

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

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