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About Duga Village

Duga is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 115 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duga village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 46.9 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 115
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duga compares

By the 2011 count Duga is the 85th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 46.9 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Duga

Duga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Duga as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Duga from other places

Duga lies about 11 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 44 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 Duga
District headquarters Doda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 14 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 44 km

Villages closest to Duga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duga village had a population of 243. That makes it the 85th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Duga village has 115 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duga has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Duga is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duga covers 46.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duga falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Duga is Udhampur, about 44 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Duga.

Duga is about 11 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duga is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 11 km away. Bhaderwah is about 14 km away. Udhampur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoli (under 2 km), Malothi (under 2 km) and Danda (2.0 km).

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

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