About Dungru Village

Dungru is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 426 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	173.73 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	426
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungru compares

By the 2011 count Dungru is the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 173.73 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dungru

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

Dungru lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Dungru
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km
District headquarters	Chamba	28 km

Villages closest to Dungru

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

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Common questions about Dungru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungru village had a population of 878. That makes it the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Dungru village has 426 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungru has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Dungru is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungru covers 173.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungru falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dungru is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dungru.

Dungru is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungru is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about under 2 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.