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About D P F Khalai Village

D P F Khalai is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 30 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Khalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Khalai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 30
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How D P F Khalai compares

By the 2011 count D P F Khalai is the 35th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Khalai

D P F Khalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Khalai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khalai from other places

D P F Khalai lies about 62 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Khalai
Tehsil headquarters Tikar 10 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 48 km
District headquarters Shimla 62 km

Villages closest to D P F Khalai

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 Khalai

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Khalai village had a population of 56. That makes it the 35th 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 Khalai village has 30 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Khalai has about 867 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 Khalai is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Khalai covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to D P F Khalai is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for D P F Khalai.

D P F Khalai is about 62 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 Khalai is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Buffer Stop is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharla (under 2 km), Batara (4.4 km) and D P F Kuthari I (9.7 km).

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

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