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About Duhak Khurd Village

Duhak Khurd is a mid sized village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 292 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhak Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhak Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 80.2 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 292
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duhak Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Duhak Khurd is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 80.2 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Duhak Khurd

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

Duhak Khurd lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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 Duhak Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Thural 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Duhak Khurd

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 Duhak Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhak Khurd village had a population of 619. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Duhak Khurd village has 292 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhak Khurd has about 1120 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 Duhak Khurd is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhak Khurd covers 80.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duhak Khurd falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duhak Khurd is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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 Duhak Khurd.

Duhak Khurd is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhak Khurd is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 4.4 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabhi (under 2 km), Dhaniara (under 2 km) and Duhak Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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