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About D P F Dhawal Village

D P F Dhawal is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 711 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Dhawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Dhawal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175022
Area (hectares) 502.14 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 711
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Dhawal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Dhawal is the 13th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 502.14 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to D P F Dhawal

D P F Dhawal 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 Dhawal as Available within village. 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 Dhawal from other places

D P F Dhawal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 17 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 Dhawal
Nearest railway station Olinda 17 km
Nearest town Nangal 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to D P F Dhawal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarnagar 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 Dhawal

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Dhawal village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 13th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

D P F Dhawal village has 711 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Dhawal has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for D P F Dhawal is 175022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Dhawal covers 502.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

D P F Dhawal falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Dhawal is Olinda, about 17 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 <5 km distance for D P F Dhawal.

D P F Dhawal is about 43 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 Dhawal is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Olinda is about 17 km away. Nangal is about 21 km away. Sundarnagar 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 Chandru (19 km), Baral (19 km) and Nichla Nehandal (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of D P F Dhawal today is likely to be higher.

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