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About Dughnu Village

Dughnu is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 59 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dughnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dughnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 59
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dughnu compares

By the 2011 count Dughnu is the 111th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dughnu

Dughnu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dughnu 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Warli, Dhundan, Dinan and Duganiar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dughnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dughnu village had a population of 108. That makes it the 111th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Dughnu village has 59 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dughnu has about 831 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 Dughnu is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dughnu covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dughnu 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 Dughnu.

Dughnu is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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