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About D P F Dhanoti Village

D P F Dhanoti is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 47 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Dhanoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Dhanoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 47
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Dhanoti compares

By the 2011 count D P F Dhanoti is the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 926.

Getting to D P F Dhanoti

D P F Dhanoti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for D P F Dhanoti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanoti from other places

D P F Dhanoti lies about 48 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Dhanoti
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tikar 13 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km

Villages closest to D P F Dhanoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Dhanoti village had a population of 95. That makes it the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

D P F Dhanoti village has 47 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Dhanoti has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for D P F Dhanoti is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Dhanoti covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

D P F Dhanoti falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Dhanoti is Summer Hill, about 47 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for D P F Dhanoti.

D P F Dhanoti is about 48 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 Dhanoti is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Sundarnagar is about 8.2 km away. Tikar is about 13 km away. Summer Hill is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanoti (under 2 km), Koti (7.2 km) and D P F Pujarli 4 (12 km).

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

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