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About Dugruhi Village

Dugruhi is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 75 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugruhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugruhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 77.25 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 75
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugruhi compares

By the 2011 count Dugruhi is the 128th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 77.25 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1217.

Getting to Dugruhi

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

Dugruhi lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 7.2 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 Dugruhi
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Dugruhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugruhi village had a population of 167. That makes it the 128th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Dugruhi village has 75 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugruhi has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Dugruhi is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugruhi covers 77.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dugruhi falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dugruhi is Baijnath Paprola, about 7.2 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 Dugruhi.

Dugruhi 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.

Dugruhi is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 7.2 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 24 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Netaru (2.3 km), Tarhela (2.3 km) and Tina Jamaitar (2.3 km).

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

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