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About Dunda Village

Dunda is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 29 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 655 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 21.05 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 29
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 655
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 Dunda compares

By the 2011 count Dunda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 21.05 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dunda

Dunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dunda 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Samel, Dhar Ser, Dhar Silpiri and Dhar Siual. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunda village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Dunda village has 29 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunda has about 655 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dunda is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunda covers 21.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunda falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dunda notes the nearest railway station 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 Dunda.

Dunda is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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