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About Dudham Village

Dudham is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 47 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudham village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 186.8 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 47
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
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 Dudham compares

By the 2011 count Dudham is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 186.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 946.

Getting to Dudham

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

Dudham lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 11 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 Dudham
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 11 km
Nearest town Solan 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 28 km

Villages closest to Dudham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudham village had a population of 102. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Dudham village has 47 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudham has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dudham is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudham covers 186.8 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.

Dudham falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dudham is Salogra, about 11 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 Dudham.

Dudham is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudham is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 7.2 km away. Salogra is about 11 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batol (under 2 km), Shalamun (2.5 km) and Karganun (2.7 km).

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

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