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About Dudhamb Khas Village

Dudhamb Khas is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 727 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhamb Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhamb Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 188.79 hectares
Population 1,461
Male Population 727
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhamb Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dudhamb Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 188.79 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dudhamb Khas

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

Dudhamb Khas lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Dudhamb Khas
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Dudhamb Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Dudhamb Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhamb Khas village had a population of 1,461. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dudhamb Khas village has 727 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhamb Khas has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dudhamb Khas is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhamb Khas covers 188.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dudhamb Khas falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dudhamb Khas is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Dudhamb Khas.

Dudhamb Khas 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.

Dudhamb Khas is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 6.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.5 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chori Dudhamb (under 2 km), Bhatech (under 2 km) and Tundu (under 2 km).

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

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