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About Duhg Village

Duhg is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 69 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhg village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 36.72 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 69
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhg compares

By the 2011 count Duhg is the 274th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 36.72 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Duhg

Duhg is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duhg as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Duhg from other places

Duhg lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 9.8 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 Duhg
Nearest railway station Talara 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Duhg

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 Duhg

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhg village had a population of 142. That makes it the 274th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Duhg village has 69 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhg has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Duhg is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhg covers 36.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Duhg is Talara, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance for Duhg.

Duhg 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.

Duhg is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 9.8 km away. Nurpur is about 9.9 km away. Mamun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saman (under 2 km), Mehlri (under 2 km) and Bariara (under 2 km).

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

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