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About Derdu Village

Derdu is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 156 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derdu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derdu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175002
Area (hectares) 75.45 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 156
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Derdu compares

By the 2011 count Derdu is the 93rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 75.45 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Derdu

Derdu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Derdu 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. The nearest villages by name are D P F Thuhadhar, D P F Trambri, D P F Umri and Dayohi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Derdu

As per the Census of India 2011, Derdu village had a population of 302. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Derdu village has 156 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derdu has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Derdu is 175002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derdu covers 75.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Derdu falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Derdu notes the nearest railway station 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 Derdu.

Derdu is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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