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About Dhungawan Village

Dhungawan is a small village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 154 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhungawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhungawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210507
Area (hectares) 317.99 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 154
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhungawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhungawan is the 124th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 317.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Dhungawan

Dhungawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhungawan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chilli, Damu Pur, Deeha and Deo Kali. 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 Dhungawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhungawan village had a population of 281. That makes it the 124th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Dhungawan village has 154 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhungawan has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Dhungawan is 210507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhungawan covers 317.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhungawan falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhungawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dhungawan.

Dhungawan is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur 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 Dhungawan today is likely to be higher.

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