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About D P F Kandlu Village

D P F Kandlu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Kandlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Kandlu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 398.44 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 12
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Kandlu compares

By the 2011 count D P F Kandlu is the 357th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 398.44 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 989.

Getting to D P F Kandlu

D P F Kandlu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for D P F Kandlu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kandlu from other places

D P F Kandlu lies about 50 km from Mandi. 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 Kandlu
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 6.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 50 km

Villages closest to D P F Kandlu

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 Kandlu

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Kandlu village had a population of 26. That makes it the 357th 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 Kandlu village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Kandlu has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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

D P F Kandlu covers 398.44 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 Kandlu falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for D P F Kandlu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for D P F Kandlu.

D P F Kandlu is about 50 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 Kandlu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandlu (under 2 km), Bajhu (under 2 km) and D P F Bajh (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 Kandlu today is likely to be higher.

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