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About Duhki Village

Duhki is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 93 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 209.6 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 93
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhki compares

By the 2011 count Duhki is the 146th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 209.6 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Duhki

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

Duhki lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 7.0 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 Duhki
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 7.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Duhki

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.

Common questions about Duhki

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhki village had a population of 174. That makes it the 146th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Duhki village has 93 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhki has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Duhki is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhki covers 209.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Duhki is Baijnath Paprola, about 7.0 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 Duhki.

Duhki is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhki is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 7.0 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 7.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dug Khas (under 2 km), Bhunkher (under 2 km) and Nain (under 2 km).

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

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