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About Denkwan Village

Denkwan is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 286 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Denkwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Denkwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 286
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Denkwan compares

By the 2011 count Denkwan is the 86th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Denkwan

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

Denkwan 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Denkwan village had a population of 572. That makes it the 86th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Denkwan village has 286 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Denkwan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Denkwan covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Denkwan 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.

Denkwan 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 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 Khas (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 today is likely to be higher.

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