About Duhak Village

Duhak is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 102 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhak village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	176045
Area (hectares)	38.38 hectares
Population	219
Male Population	102
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,147
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhak compares

By the 2011 count Duhak is the 143rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 38.38 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Duhak

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

Duhak lies about 43 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 37 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 Duhak
Nearest town	Mandi	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	32 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	37 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	43 km

Villages closest to Duhak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhak village had a population of 219. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Duhak village has 102 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhak has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Duhak is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhak covers 38.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duhak falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duhak is Buffer Stop, about 37 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 Duhak.

Duhak is about 43 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhak is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 4.9 km away. Bhoranj is about 32 km away. Buffer Stop is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.