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About Duggha Village

Duggha is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 50 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duggha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duggha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 28.53 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 50
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duggha compares

By the 2011 count Duggha is the 102nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 28.53 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Duggha

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

Duggha lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 18 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 Duggha
Nearest town Talwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Duggha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duggha village had a population of 104. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Duggha village has 50 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duggha has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Duggha is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duggha covers 28.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duggha falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duggha is Bharmar, about 18 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 Duggha.

Duggha is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duggha is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Bharmar is about 18 km away. Baroh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratiar (5.4 km), Bari (6.3 km) and Bari Da Lahr (6.3 km).

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

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