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About Duragh Village

Duragh is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 98 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duragh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duragh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 66.44 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 98
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duragh compares

By the 2011 count Duragh is the 239th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 66.44 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Duragh

Duragh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duragh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duragh from other places

Duragh lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 6.6 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 Duragh
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Talara 6.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 39 km

Villages closest to Duragh

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 Duragh

As per the Census of India 2011, Duragh village had a population of 185. That makes it the 239th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Duragh village has 98 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duragh has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Duragh is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duragh covers 66.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Duragh is Talara, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Duragh.

Duragh is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duragh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 4.3 km away. Talara is about 6.6 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaghni (under 2 km), Ban (under 2 km) and Ban Sundroo (under 2 km).

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

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