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About Duhra Village

Duhra is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 703 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duhra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144302
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 1,406
Male Population 703
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duhra compares

By the 2011 count Duhra is the 47th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Duhra

Duhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Duhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Duhra from other places

Duhra lies about 18 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Biaspind, about 3.8 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 Duhra
Nearest railway station Biaspind 3.8 km
Nearest town Adampur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 18 km

Villages closest to Duhra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Duhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Duhra village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 47th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Duhra village has 703 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duhra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Duhra is 144302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duhra covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duhra falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Duhra is Biaspind, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Duhra.

Duhra is about 18 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duhra is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Biaspind is about 3.8 km away. Adampur is about 5.2 km away. Jalandhar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala Bakra (4.2 km), Chomon (7.2 km) and Kotla (7.4 km).

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

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