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About Dungarpur Village

Dungarpur is a large village in Palitana tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,272, made up of 1,175 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungarpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Palitana
Pincode 364270
Area (hectares) 263.85 hectares
Population 2,272
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dungarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dungarpur is the 26th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents. Its 263.85 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dungarpur

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

Dungarpur lies about 67 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuva Junction, about 22 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 Dungarpur
Nearest railway station Mahuva Junction 22 km
Nearest town Mahuva 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Palitana 27 km
District headquarters Bhavnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Dungarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungarpur village had a population of 2,272. That makes it the 26th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents.

Dungarpur village has 1,175 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungarpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dungarpur is 364270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungarpur covers 263.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dungarpur falls under Palitana tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dungarpur is Mahuva Junction, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dungarpur.

Dungarpur is about 67 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungarpur is in Palitana tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Mahuva Junction is about 22 km away. Mahuva is about 22 km away. Palitana is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samadhiyala (14 km), Chok (14 km) and Chokiyapati (14 km).

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

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