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About Duni Village

Duni is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 36 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, 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 Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 36
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duni compares

By the 2011 count Duni is the 131st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 54 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 896.

Getting to Duni

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

Duni lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 17 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 Duni
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 17 km
District headquarters Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Duni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baddi 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 72. That makes it the 131st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Duni village has 36 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Duni is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duni covers 54 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.

Duni falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duni is Sonwara, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Duni.

Duni is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duni is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 9.3 km away. Sonwara is about 17 km away. Solan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laihru (under 2 km), Bainthlu (under 2 km) and Shil (2.1 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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