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About D P F Bag Ka Nal Village

D P F Bag Ka Nal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 18 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Bag Ka Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Bag Ka Nal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 20.15 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 18
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Bag Ka Nal compares

By the 2011 count D P F Bag Ka Nal is the 419th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 20.15 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to D P F Bag Ka Nal

D P F Bag Ka 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 Bag Ka Nal as Available within village. 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 Bag Ka Nal from other places

D P F Bag Ka Nal lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 9.8 km away. 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 Bag Ka Nal
Nearest railway station Salogra 9.8 km
Nearest town Solan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to D P F Bag Ka Nal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bag Ka Nal

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Bag Ka Nal village had a population of 35. That makes it the 419th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

D P F Bag Ka Nal village has 18 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Bag Ka Nal has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for D P F Bag Ka Nal is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Bag Ka Nal covers 20.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Bag Ka Nal falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Bag Ka Nal is Salogra, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for D P F Bag Ka Nal.

D P F Bag Ka Nal is about 23 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 Bag Ka Nal is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 9.8 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Shimla Rural is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (under 2 km), Bagagli (under 2 km) and Bagoloo (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 Bag Ka Nal today is likely to be higher.

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