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About Dadhuru Village

Dadhuru is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 73 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadhuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadhuru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 58.16 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 73
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadhuru compares

By the 2011 count Dadhuru is the 96th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 58.16 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dadhuru

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

Dadhuru lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Dadhuru
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 10 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Dadhuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadhuru village had a population of 153. That makes it the 96th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dadhuru village has 73 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadhuru has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dadhuru is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadhuru covers 58.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadhuru falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dadhuru is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Dadhuru.

Dadhuru is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadhuru is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 10 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saoli (under 2 km), Jarundi (under 2 km) and Kasar (under 2 km).

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

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