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About D P F Kanon Village

D P F Kanon is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 36 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Kanon Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Kanon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 341.87 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 36
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Kanon compares

By the 2011 count D P F Kanon is the 128th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 341.87 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to D P F Kanon

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

D P F Kanon lies about 34 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Kanon
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km

Villages closest to D P F Kanon

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 Kanon

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Kanon village had a population of 69. That makes it the 128th 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 Kanon village has 36 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Kanon has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

D P F Kanon covers 341.87 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 Kanon falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Kanon is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Kanon.

D P F Kanon is about 34 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 Kanon is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Nihri is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Gadahach (under 2 km), Batahrd (under 2 km) and Jabrash (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 Kanon today is likely to be higher.

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