About Duhk Village

Duhk is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 192 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhk village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176128
Area (hectares)	157.41 hectares
Population	428
Male Population	192
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,229
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhk compares

By the 2011 count Duhk is the 78th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 157.41 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Duhk

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

Duhk lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Duhk
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	32 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	45 km

Villages closest to Duhk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhk village had a population of 428. That makes it the 78th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Duhk village has 192 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhk has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Duhk is 176128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhk covers 157.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duhk falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duhk is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Duhk.

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

Duhk is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 27 km away. Baijnath is about 32 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.