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About D P F Jabal Village

D P F Jabal is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 66 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Jabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Jabal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 6.37 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 66
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
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 D P F Jabal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Jabal is the 96th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 6.37 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to D P F Jabal

D P F Jabal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Jabal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is D P F Jabal from other places

D P F Jabal lies about 19 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, 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 Jabal
Nearest railway station Jutogh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to D P F Jabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Jabal village had a population of 116. That makes it the 96th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

D P F Jabal village has 66 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Jabal has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for D P F Jabal is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Jabal covers 6.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

D P F Jabal falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Jabal is Jutogh, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for D P F Jabal.

D P F Jabal is about 19 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 Jabal is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 17 km away. Chirgaon is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Khabal (under 2 km), Jabal (under 2 km) and Khabal (under 2 km).

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

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