About Dungiani Village

Dungiani is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 114 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungiani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungiani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	15.02 hectares
Population	208
Male Population	114
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	825
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungiani compares

By the 2011 count Dungiani is the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 15.02 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dungiani

Dungiani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dungiani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dungiani from other places

Dungiani lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 28 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 Dungiani
Nearest railway station	Salogra	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	29 km
District headquarters	Shimla	29 km

Villages closest to Dungiani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungiani village had a population of 208. That makes it the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dungiani village has 114 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungiani has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dungiani is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungiani covers 15.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dungiani falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dungiani is Salogra, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Dungiani.

Dungiani is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungiani is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 28 km away. Chirgaon is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.