About Dunu Village

Dunu is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 82 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	39 hectares
Population	160
Male Population	82
Female Population	78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunu compares

By the 2011 count Dunu is the 75th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dunu

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

Dunu lies about 9.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.8 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 Dunu
Nearest railway station	Salogra	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	6.4 km
District headquarters	Solan	9.4 km

Villages closest to Dunu

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.

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Common questions about Dunu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunu village had a population of 160. That makes it the 75th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Dunu village has 82 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunu has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

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

Dunu covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dunu is Salogra, about 5.8 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 Dunu.

Dunu is about 9.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunu is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 5.8 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.4 km away. Solan is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.