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About Duhki Village

Duhki is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 124 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,298 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177106
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 124
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,298
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhki compares

By the 2011 count Duhki is the 49th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 210 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 1092.

Getting to Duhki

Duhki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duhki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Duhki from other places

Duhki lies about 7.0 km from Kangra. 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 Duhki
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 7.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km

Villages closest to Duhki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhki village had a population of 285. That makes it the 49th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Duhki village has 124 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhki has about 1298 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Duhki is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhki covers 210 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.

Duhki falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Duhki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Duhki.

Duhki is about 7.0 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhki is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jaswan is about 7.0 km away. Kangra is about 7.0 km away. Dharamsala 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 Bhatehr (3.4 km), Bholi (4.7 km) and Jatehr (4.9 km).

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

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