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About D P F Shiladhar Village

D P F Shiladhar is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 42 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Shiladhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Shiladhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 192.52 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 42
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Shiladhar compares

By the 2011 count D P F Shiladhar is the 271st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 192.52 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 Shiladhar

D P F Shiladhar 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 Shiladhar 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 Shiladhar from other places

D P F Shiladhar lies about 72 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 Shiladhar
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 72 km

Villages closest to D P F Shiladhar

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 Shiladhar

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Shiladhar village had a population of 76. That makes it the 271st 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 Shiladhar village has 42 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Shiladhar has about 810 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 Shiladhar is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Shiladhar covers 192.52 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 Shiladhar falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for D P F Shiladhar notes the nearest railway station 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 Shiladhar.

D P F Shiladhar is about 72 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 Shiladhar is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 15 km away. Karsog is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belu Dhar (under 2 km), Chaori Dhar (under 2 km) and D P F Dharmor (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 Shiladhar today is likely to be higher.

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