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About Duwardu Village

Duwardu is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 9 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duwardu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duwardu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 21.76 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 9
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duwardu compares

By the 2011 count Duwardu is the 131st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 21.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Duwardu

Duwardu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duwardu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Duwardu from other places

Duwardu lies about 10 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 28 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 Duwardu
District headquarters Mandi 10 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 32 km

Villages closest to Duwardu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Duwardu

As per the Census of India 2011, Duwardu village had a population of 29. That makes it the 131st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Duwardu village has 9 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duwardu has about 2222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Duwardu is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duwardu covers 21.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Duwardu falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duwardu is Buffer Stop, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Duwardu.

Duwardu is about 10 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duwardu is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 10 km away. Buffer Stop is about 28 km away. Lad Bharol is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amaher (4.4 km), Salahan (8.3 km) and Khaddar (8.4 km).

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

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