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About D P F Nal Village

D P F Nal is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 9 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Nal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 66.64 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 9
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Nal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Nal is the 123rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 66.64 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 938.

Getting to D P F Nal

D P F Nal 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 Nal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nal from other places

D P F Nal lies about 64 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 Nal
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 33 km
District headquarters Shimla 64 km

Villages closest to D P F Nal

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 Nal

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Nal village had a population of 15. That makes it the 123rd 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 Nal village has 9 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Nal has about 667 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 Nal is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Nal covers 66.64 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 Nal falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for D P F Nal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for D P F Nal.

D P F Nal is about 64 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 Nal is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 33 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gad (3.7 km), Jaunli (7.0 km) and D P F Darshal (11 km).

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

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