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About Duhki Village

Duhki is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 220 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 220
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duhki compares

By the 2011 count Duhki is the 114th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Duhki

Duhki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Duhki 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duhki from other places

Duhki lies about 61 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Barial Himachal, about 9.3 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 Duhki
Nearest railway station Barial Himachal 9.3 km
Nearest town Talwāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 33 km
District headquarters Una 61 km

Villages closest to Duhki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhki village had a population of 441. That makes it the 114th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Duhki village has 220 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhki has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Duhki is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhki covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duhki falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duhki is Barial Himachal, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Duhki.

Duhki is about 61 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhki is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Barial Himachal is about 9.3 km away. Talwāra is about 14 km away. Amb is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatwal (5.6 km), Kuthera (9.2 km) and Kuthera Jaswala Nichla (9.2 km).

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

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