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About D P F Bianal Village

D P F Bianal is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 16 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Bianal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Bianal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Cheta
Pincode 171217
Area (hectares) 118.47 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 16
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Bianal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Bianal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 118.47 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 935.

Getting to D P F Bianal

D P F Bianal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for D P F Bianal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bianal from other places

D P F Bianal lies about 14 km from Shimla. 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 Bianal
Tehsil headquarters Cheta 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to D P F Bianal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Bianal village had a population of 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

D P F Bianal village has 16 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Bianal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for D P F Bianal is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Bianal covers 118.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Bianal falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for D P F Bianal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for D P F Bianal.

D P F Bianal is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

D P F Bianal is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Cheta is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Sainj Khad (2.3 km), Manjholi (4.6 km) and Majh Gaon (5.4 km).

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

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