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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 591 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 111.66 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 591
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungri compares

By the 2011 count Dungri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 111.66 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Dungri

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

Dungri lies about 24 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 Dungri
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 14 km
Nearest town Mandi 15 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 24 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 34 km

Villages closest to Dungri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungri village had a population of 1,114. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Dungri village has 591 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 111.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dungri falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dungri is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dungri.

Dungri is about 24 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungri is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Hamirpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungi (under 2 km), Ser (under 2 km) and Sai Da Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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