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About Duhaki Village

Duhaki is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 114 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhaki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176092
Area (hectares) 35.83 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 114
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhaki compares

By the 2011 count Duhaki is the 271st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 35.83 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1062.

Getting to Duhaki

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

Duhaki lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 7.0 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 Duhaki
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 8.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Duhaki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Duhaki

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhaki village had a population of 208. That makes it the 271st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Duhaki village has 114 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhaki has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Duhaki is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhaki covers 35.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duhaki falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duhaki is Baijnath Paprola, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Duhaki.

Duhaki is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhaki is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 7.0 km away. Palampur is about 8.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lolani (3.6 km), Gawal Tikkar (3.6 km) and Rakh (3.9 km).

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

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