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About Dhurmugad Village

Dhurmugad is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 7 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurmugad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurmugad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 19.8 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 7
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 429
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurmugad compares

By the 2011 count Dhurmugad is the 395th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 19.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dhurmugad

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

Dhurmugad lies about 51 km from Mandi. 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 Dhurmugad
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 51 km

Villages closest to Dhurmugad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurmugad village had a population of 10. That makes it the 395th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Dhurmugad village has 7 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurmugad has about 429 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dhurmugad is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurmugad covers 19.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhurmugad falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Dhurmugad is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurmugad is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Mandi is about 51 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 Dhurmu (under 2 km), Dahr (under 2 km) and Pokhi (under 2 km).

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

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