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About D P F Bashla Village

D P F Bashla is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 48 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Bashla Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Bashla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171223
Area (hectares) 275.68 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 48
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Bashla compares

By the 2011 count D P F Bashla is the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 275.68 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 938.

Getting to D P F Bashla

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

D P F Bashla lies about 52 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 Bashla
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 6.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 52 km

Villages closest to D P F Bashla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Bashla village had a population of 89. That makes it the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

D P F Bashla village has 48 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Bashla has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for D P F Bashla is 171223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Bashla covers 275.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Bashla falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for D P F Bashla 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 Bashla.

D P F Bashla is about 52 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 Bashla is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 6.1 km away. Shimla 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 Bashla (under 2 km), Runda (under 2 km) and Noin (1.7 km).

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

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