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About Dungi Village

Dungi is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 164 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,329 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177025
Area (hectares) 82.49 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 164
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,329
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungi compares

By the 2011 count Dungi is the 67th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 82.49 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Dungi

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

Dungi 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 Dungi
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 Dungi

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 Dungi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungi village had a population of 382. That makes it the 67th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Dungi village has 164 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungi has about 1329 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Dungi is 177025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungi covers 82.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dungi 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dungi.

Dungi 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.

Dungi 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 Dungri (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 Dungi today is likely to be higher.

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