About Duhk Village

Duhk is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 75 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhk village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176098
Area (hectares)	118.24 hectares
Population	160
Male Population	75
Female Population	85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,133
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhk compares

By the 2011 count Duhk is the 92nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 118.24 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 1070.

Getting to Duhk

Duhk is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Duhk as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Duhk from other places

Duhk lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Duhk
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	45 km

Villages closest to Duhk

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.

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Common questions about Duhk

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhk village had a population of 160. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Duhk village has 75 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhk has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Duhk is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhk covers 118.24 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Duhk is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Duhk.

Duhk is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhk is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 11 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 27 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.