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About D P F Punan Village

D P F Punan is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 83 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Punan Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Punan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 693 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 83
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Punan compares

By the 2011 count D P F Punan is the 61st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 693 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 977.

Getting to D P F Punan

D P F Punan 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 Punan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Punan from other places

D P F Punan lies about 46 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 Punan
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 1.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to D P F Punan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Punan village had a population of 147. That makes it the 61st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

D P F Punan village has 83 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Punan has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for D P F Punan is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Punan covers 693 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Punan falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

D P F Punan is about 46 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 Punan is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 1.7 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punan (under 2 km), Loti (under 2 km) and Grasu (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 Punan today is likely to be higher.

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