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About Dung Village

Dung is a small village in Zemithang tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 24 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males.

Dung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dung village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Zemithang
Population 54
Male Population 24
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Dung compares

By the 2011 count Dung is the 14th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 163 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Getting to Dung

Dung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dung 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 Dung from other places

Dung lies about 23 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 119 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 Dung
Tehsil headquarters Zemithang 9.6 km
District headquarters Tawang 23 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 119 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 138 km

Villages closest to Dung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dung village had a population of 54. That makes it the 14th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 163 residents.

Dung village has 24 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dung has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Dung falls under Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dung is Harisinga, about 119 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 Dung.

Dung is about 23 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dung is in Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district. Zemithang is about 9.6 km away. Tawang is about 23 km away. Harisinga is about 119 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khebleteng (5.0 km), Khobleteng (5.0 km) and Shoktsen (6.6 km).

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

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