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About Dung Village

Dung is a small village in Hangrang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 39 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dung village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Hangrang
Pincode 172111
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 39
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dung compares

By the 2011 count Dung is the 11th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 291 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

Getting to Dung

Dung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dung 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Pusang Dang, Dhar Shansar, Dhar Thana and Dhar Yang Pochhe. 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 Dung

As per the Census of India 2011, Dung village had a population of 81. That makes it the 11th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Dung village has 39 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dung has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

The pincode recorded for Dung is 172111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dung covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dung falls under Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Dung is in Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur 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 Dung today is likely to be higher.

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