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About Dunihar Village

Dunihar is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 16 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunihar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 58.08 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 16
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunihar compares

By the 2011 count Dunihar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 58.08 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dunihar

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

Dunihar lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Dunihar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 22 km

Villages closest to Dunihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunihar village had a population of 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dunihar village has 16 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunihar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dunihar is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunihar covers 58.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dunihar falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dunihar is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Dunihar.

Dunihar is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunihar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhareal (under 2 km), Har (under 2 km) and Harnaira (under 2 km).

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

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