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About D P F Barbat Village

D P F Barbat is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 26 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Barbat Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Barbat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 174403
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 26
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 D P F Barbat compares

By the 2011 count D P F Barbat is the 135th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to D P F Barbat

D P F Barbat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Barbat 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 D P F Barbat from other places

D P F Barbat lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Barbat
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 20 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 52 km

Villages closest to D P F Barbat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihri 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 Barbat

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Barbat village had a population of 54. That makes it the 135th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

D P F Barbat village has 26 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Barbat has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for D P F Barbat is 174403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Barbat covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Barbat falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Barbat is Summer Hill, about 52 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 D P F Barbat.

D P F Barbat is about 38 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 Barbat is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 20 km away. Sundarnagar is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoga Baret (under 2 km), Dogri (3.0 km) and Chhamanda (4.4 km).

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

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