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About Hud Village

Hud is a mid sized village in Doda tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 447 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hud village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Doda
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 675 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 447
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hud compares

By the 2011 count Hud is the 66th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,437 residents. Its 675 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hud

Hud is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hud as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hud from other places

Hud lies about 5.7 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 39 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 Hud
Tehsil headquarters Doda 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 39 km

Villages closest to Hud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hud village had a population of 911. That makes it the 66th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,437 residents.

Hud village has 447 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hud has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Hud is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hud covers 675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hud falls under Doda tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hud is Udhampur, about 39 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hud.

Hud is about 5.7 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hud is in Doda tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 5.7 km away. Udhampur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saras (1.6 km), Malhori (1.7 km) and Khaleni (2.2 km).

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

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