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About Duni Village

Duni is a mid sized village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 280 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Kalpa
Pincode 172107
Area (hectares) 47.65 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 280
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Duni compares

By the 2011 count Duni is the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 47.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Duni

Duni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duni 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 Duni from other places

Duni lies about 4.2 km from Kinnaur. 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 Duni
Tehsil headquarters Kalpa 2.5 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 4.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 115 km

Villages closest to Duni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duni village had a population of 520. That makes it the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Duni village has 280 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duni has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Duni is 172107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duni covers 47.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duni falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Duni notes the nearest railway station 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 Duni.

Duni is about 4.2 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duni is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kalpa is about 2.5 km away. Kinnaur is about 4.2 km away. Shimla is about 115 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi (under 2 km), Telingi (under 2 km) and Khwangi (under 2 km).

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

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