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About Duhru Village

Duhru is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 52 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 77.78 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 52
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duhru compares

By the 2011 count Duhru is the 96th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 77.78 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Duhru

Duhru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Duhru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duhru from other places

Duhru lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 13 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 Duhru
Nearest railway station Kandrori 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 16 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Duhru

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 Duhru

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhru village had a population of 112. That makes it the 96th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Duhru village has 52 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhru has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Duhru covers 77.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Duhru is Kandrori, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Duhru.

Duhru is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhru is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 13 km away. Baroh is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duhru Ii (under 2 km), Makloh (3.0 km) and Kanda (3.8 km).

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

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