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About D P F Bhalara Village

D P F Bhalara is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 24 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Bhalara Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Bhalara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 110.82 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 24
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Bhalara compares

By the 2011 count D P F Bhalara is the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 110.82 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Bhalara

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

D P F Bhalara 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 Bhalara
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 7.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 51 km

Villages closest to D P F Bhalara

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 Bhalara

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Bhalara village had a population of 42. That makes it the 111th 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 Bhalara village has 24 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Bhalara has about 750 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 Bhalara is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Bhalara covers 110.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for D P F Bhalara 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 Bhalara.

D P F Bhalara 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 Bhalara is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 7.9 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 Bhalara (under 2 km), D P F Malkhun (under 2 km) and Malkhun (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 Bhalara today is likely to be higher.

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