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About Dugrain Village

Dugrain is a large village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,524, made up of 1,244 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugrain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugrain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174402
Area (hectares) 216.37 hectares
Population 2,524
Male Population 1,244
Female Population 1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Dugrain compares

By the 2011 count Dugrain is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 216.37 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dugrain

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

Dugrain lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 47 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 Dugrain
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 4.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 47 km

Villages closest to Dugrain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugrain village had a population of 2,524. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Dugrain village has 1,244 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugrain has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dugrain is 174402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugrain covers 216.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dugrain falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dugrain is Buffer Stop, about 47 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 km distance for Dugrain.

Dugrain is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugrain is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 4.5 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar (1.6 km), D P F Salaper Kangoo (2.0 km) and Padsal (2.0 km).

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

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