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About Dudehr Village

Dudehr is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 311 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 121.82 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 311
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dudehr compares

By the 2011 count Dudehr is the 57th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 121.82 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dudehr

Dudehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dudehr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dudehr from other places

Dudehr lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 8.0 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 Dudehr
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 6.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 8.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Dudehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudehr village had a population of 584. That makes it the 57th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Dudehr village has 311 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudehr has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dudehr is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudehr covers 121.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudehr falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dudehr is Nagrota, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dudehr.

Dudehr is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudehr is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.1 km away. Nagrota is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwala Khas (under 2 km), Gharopura (under 2 km) and Diktu (1.7 km).

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

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