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About D P F Narain Village

D P F Narain is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 19 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

D P F Narain Overview

Census 2011 figures for D P F Narain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 19
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
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 Narain compares

By the 2011 count D P F Narain is the 38th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Narain

D P F Narain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for D P F Narain 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 Narain from other places

D P F Narain lies about 43 km from Shimla. 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 Narain
Tehsil headquarters Tikar 29 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 43 km

Villages closest to D P F Narain

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 Narain

As per the Census of India 2011, D P F Narain village had a population of 41. That makes it the 38th 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 Narain village has 19 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, D P F Narain has about 1158 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 Narain is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

D P F Narain covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for D P F Narain notes the nearest railway station 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 Narain.

D P F Narain is about 43 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 Narain is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 29 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narain Awal (under 2 km), Narain Doyam (under 2 km) and Badshal (3.5 km).

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

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