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About D P F Ganga Nagar Village

D P F Ganga Nagar is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 13 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Ganga Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Ganga Nagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 213.18 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 13
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
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 Ganga Nagar compares

By the 2011 count D P F Ganga Nagar is the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 213.18 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 938.

Getting to D P F Ganga Nagar

D P F Ganga Nagar 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 Ganga Nagar 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 Ganga Nagar from other places

D P F Ganga Nagar lies about 49 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 Ganga Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 9.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 49 km

Villages closest to D P F Ganga Nagar

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 Ganga Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Ganga Nagar village had a population of 28. That makes it the 116th 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 Ganga Nagar village has 13 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Ganga Nagar has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for D P F Ganga Nagar is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Ganga Nagar covers 213.18 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 Ganga Nagar falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for D P F Ganga Nagar 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 Ganga Nagar.

D P F Ganga Nagar is about 49 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 Ganga Nagar is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganga Nagar (under 2 km), Garhai (under 2 km) and Kupri (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 Ganga Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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