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About Dudra Village

Dudra is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 306 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 308.13 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 306
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudra compares

By the 2011 count Dudra is the 46th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 308.13 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 968.

Getting to Dudra

Dudra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dudra 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 Dudra from other places

Dudra lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 72 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 Dudra
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 34 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 72 km

Villages closest to Dudra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 Dudra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudra village had a population of 615. That makes it the 46th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dudra village has 306 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudra has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dudra is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudra covers 308.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudra falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dudra is Nurpur Road, about 72 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 Dudra.

Dudra is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudra is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 34 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Nurpur Road is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagloga (1.6 km), Tatrog (2.0 km) and Shikari (3.2 km).

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

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