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About Dunti Village

Dunti is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 39 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 641 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 39
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 641
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunti compares

By the 2011 count Dunti is the 168th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 967.

Getting to Dunti

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

Dunti 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 Dunti
Nearest town Baddi 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 22 km
District headquarters Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Dunti

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 Dunti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunti village had a population of 64. That makes it the 168th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Dunti village has 39 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunti has about 641 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dunti is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunti covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dunti 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 Dunti.

Dunti 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.

Dunti is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 9.3 km away. Sonwara is about 17 km away. Kandaghat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjhari (2.3 km), Tharola (6.7 km) and Kumharari (8.1 km).

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

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