About D P F Hanstari Village

D P F Hanstari is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Hanstari Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Hanstari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Tikar
Pincode	171203
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	146
Male Population	75
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Hanstari compares

By the 2011 count D P F Hanstari is the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to D P F Hanstari

D P F Hanstari 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 Hanstari as Available within village. 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 Hanstari from other places

D P F Hanstari lies about 71 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Hanstari
Nearest town	Mandi	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tikar	23 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	34 km
District headquarters	Shimla	71 km

Villages closest to D P F Hanstari

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.

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Common questions about D P F Hanstari

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Hanstari village had a population of 146. That makes it the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

D P F Hanstari village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Hanstari has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

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

D P F Hanstari covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Hanstari is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for D P F Hanstari.

D P F Hanstari is about 71 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 Hanstari is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Mandi is about 8.3 km away. Tikar is about 23 km away. Buffer Stop is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.