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About D P F Richhni Village

D P F Richhni is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 75 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Richhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Richhni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 604.01 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 75
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Richhni compares

By the 2011 count D P F Richhni is the 209th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 604.01 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 Richhni

D P F Richhni 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 Richhni 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 Richhni from other places

D P F Richhni lies about 47 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Richhni
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 5.1 km
Nearest town Shimla 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 47 km

Villages closest to D P F Richhni

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 Richhni

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Richhni village had a population of 136. That makes it the 209th 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 Richhni village has 75 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Richhni has about 813 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 Richhni is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Richhni covers 604.01 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 Richhni falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Richhni is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Richhni.

D P F Richhni is about 47 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 Richhni is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Richhni (under 2 km), D P F Bhundashil (1.7 km) and D P F Shil (1.7 km).

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

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