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About D P F Shushan Village

D P F Shushan is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 131 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Shushan Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Shushan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 219.43 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 131
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Shushan compares

By the 2011 count D P F Shushan is the 129th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 219.43 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Shushan

D P F Shushan 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 Shushan 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 Shushan from other places

D P F Shushan lies about 53 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 Shushan
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 53 km

Villages closest to D P F Shushan

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 Shushan

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Shushan village had a population of 238. That makes it the 129th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

D P F Shushan village has 131 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Shushan has about 817 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 Shushan is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Shushan covers 219.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for D P F Shushan 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 Shushan.

D P F Shushan is about 53 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 Shushan is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shushan (under 2 km), Shanog (under 2 km) and Khanawari (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 Shushan today is likely to be higher.

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