About D P F Shalani Village

D P F Shalani is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 18 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 611 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Shalani Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Shalani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175046
Area (hectares)	211 hectares
Population	29
Male Population	18
Female Population	11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	611
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Shalani compares

By the 2011 count D P F Shalani is the 151st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 211 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 Shalani

D P F Shalani 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 Shalani 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 Shalani from other places

D P F Shalani lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Shalani
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	9.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	22 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	49 km

Villages closest to D P F Shalani

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 Shalani

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Shalani village had a population of 29. That makes it the 151st 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 Shalani village has 18 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Shalani has about 611 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 Shalani is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Shalani covers 211 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 Shalani falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Shalani is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Shalani.

D P F Shalani is about 22 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 Shalani is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 9.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.