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About Dungi Village

Dungi is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 262 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 262
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
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 43rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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 under 2 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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 Renuka under 2 km
District headquarters Sirmaur under 2 km
Nearest town Nāhan 21 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 38 km

Villages closest to Dungi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Renuka 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 546. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Dungi village has 262 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungi has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dungi is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungi covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dungi falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dungi is Salogra, about 38 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 under 2 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungi is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about under 2 km away. Sirmaur is about under 2 km away. Nāhan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangrah (1.7 km), Bhon Kandyana (2.1 km) and Ludhiyana (2.2 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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