About D P F Karangal Village

D P F Karangal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 73 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Karangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Karangal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	419 hectares
Population	148
Male Population	73
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Karangal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Karangal is the 91st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Karangal

D P F Karangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for D P F Karangal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karangal from other places

D P F Karangal lies about 7.7 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Karangal
District headquarters	Mandi	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	18 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	32 km

Villages closest to D P F Karangal

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.

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Common questions about D P F Karangal

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Karangal village had a population of 148. That makes it the 91st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

D P F Karangal village has 73 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Karangal has about 1027 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 Karangal is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Karangal covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Karangal is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for D P F Karangal.

D P F Karangal is about 7.7 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 Karangal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 7.7 km away. Nihri is about 18 km away. Buffer Stop is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.