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About Denkwan Khas Village

Denkwan Khas is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 340 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Denkwan Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Denkwan Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 318.38 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 340
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Denkwan Khas compares

By the 2011 count Denkwan Khas is the 77th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 318.38 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Denkwan Khas

Denkwan Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Denkwan Khas as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Denkwan Khas from other places

Denkwan Khas lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 5.6 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 Denkwan Khas
Nearest railway station Kandwal 5.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Denkwan Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Denkwan Khas village had a population of 654. That makes it the 77th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Denkwan Khas village has 340 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Denkwan Khas has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Denkwan Khas is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Denkwan Khas covers 318.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Denkwan Khas falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Denkwan Khas is Kandwal, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Denkwan Khas.

Denkwan Khas is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Denkwan Khas is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 5.6 km away. Mamun is about 6.8 km away. Nurpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Denkwan (under 2 km), Janera (under 2 km) and Randoh (1.9 km).

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

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