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About Dungkhar Village

Dungkhar is a small village in Lhou tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 9 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males.

Dungkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungkhar village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Lhou
Population 19
Male Population 9
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungkhar compares

By the 2011 count Dungkhar is the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 161 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1742.

Getting to Dungkhar

Dungkhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dungkhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dungkhar from other places

Dungkhar lies about 16 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 93 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 Dungkhar
District headquarters Tawang 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lhou 29 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 93 km
Nearest town Rangia 118 km

Villages closest to Dungkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungkhar village had a population of 19. That makes it the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 161 residents.

Dungkhar village has 9 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungkhar has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1742.

Dungkhar falls under Lhou tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dungkhar is Harisinga, about 93 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 <5 km distance for Dungkhar.

Dungkhar is about 16 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungkhar is in Lhou tehsil of Tawang district. Tawang is about 16 km away. Lhou is about 29 km away. Harisinga is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brakhar Gompa (23 km), Yanla Gompa (23 km) and Singsore Ani Gompa (24 km).

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

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