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About D P F Chambi Dhar Village

D P F Chambi Dhar is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 77 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Chambi Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Chambi Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171225
Area (hectares) 109.6 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 77
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Chambi Dhar compares

By the 2011 count D P F Chambi Dhar is the 94th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 109.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 981.

Getting to D P F Chambi Dhar

D P F Chambi Dhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for D P F Chambi Dhar as Available within village. 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 Chambi Dhar from other places

D P F Chambi Dhar lies about 54 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Chambi Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 28 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 51 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 52 km
District headquarters Shimla 54 km

Villages closest to D P F Chambi Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 Chambi Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Chambi Dhar village had a population of 160. That makes it the 94th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

D P F Chambi Dhar village has 77 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Chambi Dhar has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for D P F Chambi Dhar is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Chambi Dhar covers 109.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Chambi Dhar falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Chambi Dhar is Salogra, about 52 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for D P F Chambi Dhar.

D P F Chambi Dhar is about 54 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 Chambi Dhar is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 28 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 51 km away. Salogra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Gwali Dhar (under 2 km), Up Muhal Naina Dhar (under 2 km) and Araihla (3.0 km).

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

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