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About Duh Village

Duh is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 25 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 44.04 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 25
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Duh compares

By the 2011 count Duh is the 186th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 44.04 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Duh

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

Duh 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 Duh
Nearest town Shimla 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 19 km
District headquarters Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Duh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duh village had a population of 50. That makes it the 186th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Duh village has 25 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duh has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Duh is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duh covers 44.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Duh falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Duh notes the nearest railway station 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 Duh.

Duh 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.

Duh is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 3.2 km away. Kandaghat is about 19 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 Nagoan (under 2 km), Up Mohal Siri Nagar (under 2 km) and Shalai (under 2 km).

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

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