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About Dughwar Khas Village

Dughwar Khas is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 128 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dughwar Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dughwar Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176001
Area (hectares) 30.36 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 128
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dughwar Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dughwar Khas is the 108th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 30.36 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dughwar Khas

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

Dughwar Khas lies about 9.2 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.7 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 Dughwar Khas
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 6.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 7.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.2 km

Villages closest to Dughwar Khas

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 Dughwar Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dughwar Khas village had a population of 268. That makes it the 108th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Dughwar Khas village has 128 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dughwar Khas has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dughwar Khas is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dughwar Khas covers 30.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dughwar Khas falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dughwar Khas is Kangra Mandir, about 7.7 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 Dughwar Khas.

Dughwar Khas is about 9.2 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dughwar Khas is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.4 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatehr (under 2 km), Taremlu (under 2 km) and Mat (under 2 km).

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

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