About D P F Chanaun Village

D P F Chanaun is a small village in Dodra Kwar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 8 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Chanaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Chanaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Dodra Kwar
Pincode	171221
Area (hectares)	364.39 hectares
Population	14
Male Population	8
Female Population	6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	750
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Chanaun compares

By the 2011 count D P F Chanaun is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 637 residents. Its 364.39 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 908.

Getting to D P F Chanaun

D P F Chanaun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for D P F Chanaun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chanaun from other places

D P F Chanaun lies about 27 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 20 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 Chanaun
Nearest railway station	Salogra	20 km
Nearest town	Solan	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dodra Kwar	27 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to D P F Chanaun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dodra Kwar 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 Chanaun

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Chanaun village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 637 residents.

D P F Chanaun village has 8 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Chanaun has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for D P F Chanaun is 171221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Chanaun covers 364.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Chanaun falls under Dodra Kwar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Chanaun is Salogra, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for D P F Chanaun.

D P F Chanaun is about 27 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 Chanaun is in Dodra Kwar tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 20 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Dodra Kwar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.