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About Dugeli Village

Dugeli is a large village in Dantewada tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,646, made up of 1,263 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3242.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugeli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Dantewada
Pincode 494553
Area (hectares) 3242.11 hectares
Population 2,646
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugeli compares

By the 2011 count Dugeli is the 4th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 3242.11 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dugeli

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

Dugeli lies about 13 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 7.0 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 Dugeli
Nearest town Bacheli 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dantewada 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 13 km

Villages closest to Dugeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugeli village had a population of 2,646. That makes it the 4th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Dugeli village has 1,263 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugeli has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dugeli is 494553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugeli covers 3242.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugeli falls under Dantewada tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dugeli is Kirandul, about 7.0 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dugeli.

Dugeli is about 13 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugeli is in Dantewada tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Bacheli is about 4.9 km away. Kirandul is about 7.0 km away. Dantewada is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinabacheli (2.2 km), Bainpal (5.2 km) and Behnar (5.7 km).

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

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