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About D P F Badhal Village

D P F Badhal is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Badhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Badhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Badhal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Badhal is the 127th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 971.

Getting to D P F Badhal

D P F Badhal 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 Badhal 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 Badhal from other places

D P F Badhal lies about 53 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 Badhal
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 6.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 53 km

Villages closest to D P F Badhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Badhal village had a population of 22. That makes it the 127th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

D P F Badhal village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Badhal has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for D P F Badhal is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Badhal covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Badhal falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for D P F Badhal notes the nearest railway station 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 Badhal.

D P F Badhal is about 53 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 Badhal is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badhal (under 2 km), D P F Mehana (under 2 km) and Mehana (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 Badhal today is likely to be higher.

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