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About D P F Jhalangar Village

D P F Jhalangar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 7 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Jhalangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Jhalangar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 89.2 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 7
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
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 Jhalangar compares

By the 2011 count D P F Jhalangar is the 167th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 89.2 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Jhalangar

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

D P F Jhalangar lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Jhalangar
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 11 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 46 km

Villages closest to D P F Jhalangar

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 Jhalangar

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Jhalangar village had a population of 16. That makes it the 167th 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 Jhalangar village has 7 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Jhalangar has about 1286 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 Jhalangar is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Jhalangar covers 89.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Jhalangar is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Jhalangar.

D P F Jhalangar is about 26 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 Jhalangar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 11 km away. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalangar (under 2 km), Jachh (under 2 km) and D P F Shalog (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 Jhalangar today is likely to be higher.

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