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About D P F Kanas Village

D P F Kanas is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 19 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 632 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Kanas Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Kanas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 19
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 632
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 Kanas compares

By the 2011 count D P F Kanas is the 148th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 979.

Getting to D P F Kanas

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

D P F Kanas lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Kanas
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 32 km

Villages closest to D P F Kanas

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 Kanas

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Kanas village had a population of 31. That makes it the 148th 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 Kanas village has 19 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Kanas has about 632 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for D P F Kanas is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Kanas covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Kanas is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Kanas.

D P F Kanas is about 13 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 Kanas is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Nihri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanad (under 2 km), Ghar Ka Tyana (under 2 km) and Janaul (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 Kanas today is likely to be higher.

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