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About Delag Village

Delag is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 276 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Delag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 99.39 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 276
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Delag compares

By the 2011 count Delag is the 29th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 99.39 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Delag

Delag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Delag as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Delag from other places

Delag lies about 49 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 27 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 Delag
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 27 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 49 km

Villages closest to Delag

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 Delag

As per the Census of India 2011, Delag village had a population of 546. That makes it the 29th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Delag village has 276 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delag has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Delag is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Delag covers 99.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Delag falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Delag is Summer Hill, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Delag.

Delag is about 49 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delag is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.3 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Summer Hill is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parla Takrola (under 2 km), Takrol (under 2 km) and Bagaila (1.6 km).

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

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