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About Dughli Village

Dughli is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 6 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dughli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dughli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 6
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dughli compares

By the 2011 count Dughli is the 171st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 23 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 1006.

Getting to Dughli

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

Dughli lies about 25 km from Solan. 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 Dughli
Nearest town Shimla 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 25 km
District headquarters Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Dughli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dughli village had a population of 11. That makes it the 171st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Dughli village has 6 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dughli has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dughli is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dughli covers 23 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.

Dughli falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dughli 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 Dughli.

Dughli is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dughli is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 3.2 km away. Darlaghat is about 25 km away. Solan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boi (4.4 km), Chakhar (5.3 km) and Bagha (8.4 km).

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

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