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About Dhugli Village

Dhugli is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 123 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhugli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhugli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177023
Area (hectares) 43.97 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 123
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhugli compares

By the 2011 count Dhugli is the 126th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 43.97 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 Dhugli

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

Dhugli lies about 27 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 Dhugli
Nearest town Mandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 30 km

Villages closest to Dhugli

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.

Common questions about Dhugli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhugli village had a population of 252. That makes it the 126th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Dhugli village has 123 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhugli has about 1049 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 Dhugli is 177023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhugli covers 43.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhugli is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 Dhugli.

Dhugli is about 27 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhugli is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Bhoranj is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathog (2.1 km), Gujrehra (2.5 km) and Damoi (2.8 km).

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

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