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About Dugehar Village

Dugehar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 41.02 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugehar compares

By the 2011 count Dugehar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 41.02 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Dugehar

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

Dugehar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Dugehar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Thural 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Dugehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugehar village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Dugehar village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugehar has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Dugehar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugehar covers 41.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugehar falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dugehar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 for Dugehar.

Dugehar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugehar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Thural 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 D P F Bajur Gahar (under 2 km), D P F Dhar Duhak (under 2 km) and Dhaman Lahar (under 2 km).

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

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