About D P F Shihal Village

D P F Shihal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 73 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Shihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Shihal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	67.88 hectares
Population	148
Male Population	73
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
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 Shihal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Shihal is the 197th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 67.88 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to D P F Shihal

D P F Shihal 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 Shihal 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 Shihal from other places

D P F Shihal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Shihal
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	14 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to D P F Shihal

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.

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Common questions about D P F Shihal

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Shihal village had a population of 148. That makes it the 197th 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 Shihal village has 73 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Shihal has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

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

D P F Shihal covers 67.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Shihal is Shimla, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for D P F Shihal.

D P F Shihal is about 43 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 Shihal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.