About D P F Kasheni Village

D P F Kasheni is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 24 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Kasheni Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Kasheni village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Tikar
Pincode	171203
Area (hectares)	355 hectares
Population	43
Male Population	24
Female Population	19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	792
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Kasheni compares

By the 2011 count D P F Kasheni is the 37th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 926.

Getting to D P F Kasheni

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

D P F Kasheni lies about 68 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Kasheni
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tikar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	40 km
District headquarters	Shimla	68 km

Villages closest to D P F Kasheni

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 Kasheni

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Kasheni village had a population of 43. That makes it the 37th 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 Kasheni village has 24 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Kasheni has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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

D P F Kasheni covers 355 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 Kasheni falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to D P F Kasheni is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 village for D P F Kasheni.

D P F Kasheni is about 68 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 Kasheni is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Tikar is about 26 km away. Buffer Stop is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.