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Defri

Manali mandal
Pincode 175129
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Vijay Prakash
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LGD code
12703
Pincode
175129
Post office
Katrain
Population
388
Households
77
Literacy rate
71.4%
Sex ratio
1064 ♀/1000♂
Workers
176
Census 2011 · in context

How Defri compares

By population, Defri ranks #41 of 75 villages in Manali mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.4%
−0.8% vs mandal average
Defri
71.4%
Manali mandal
72.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,064
+169 vs mandal average
Defri
1,064
Manali mandal
895
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.7 vs mandal average
Defri
5.0
Manali mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Defri at a glance

Defri is a village of 388 people in 77 households (Census 2011) in Manali tehsil, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, the 41st-largest of 75 villages in Manali tehsil. Literacy is 71%, about the same as the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,064 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 175129, served by Katrain post office; the LGD village code is 12703. The sarpanch is Vijay Prakash, and the village votes in Manali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhuvneshwar Gaur. The population is estimated at 457 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Defri · this village38871%—
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Nayalag · Manali21972%—
Shegli (22/31) · Manali13658%—
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Key facts — Defri

LGD code
12703
Pincode
175129
Post office
Katrain
Population (Census 2011)
388
Population (projected 2026)
457
Households
77
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1064
Literacy rate
71.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Manali
Member of Parliament
Kangana Ranaut
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhuvneshwar Gaur
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Vijay Prakash
Block / Mandal
Manali
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
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