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About D P F Utri Surad Village

D P F Utri Surad is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 8 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Utri Surad Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Utri Surad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 179.16 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 8
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Utri Surad compares

By the 2011 count D P F Utri Surad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 179.16 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 Utri Surad

D P F Utri Surad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Utri Surad 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 Utri Surad from other places

D P F Utri Surad lies about 51 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 Utri Surad
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 5.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 51 km

Villages closest to D P F Utri Surad

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 Utri Surad

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Utri Surad village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

D P F Utri Surad village has 8 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Utri Surad has about 500 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 Utri Surad is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Utri Surad covers 179.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for D P F Utri Surad 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 <5 km distance for D P F Utri Surad.

D P F Utri Surad is about 51 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 Utri Surad is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 5.2 km away. Shimla is about 51 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 Daxni Surad (under 2 km), Surad 77 (under 2 km) and Mandoli (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 Utri Surad today is likely to be higher.

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