About Dungara Village

Dungara is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,358, made up of 1,785 males and 1,573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	690 hectares
Population	3,358
Male Population	1,785
Female Population	1,573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungara compares

By the 2011 count Dungara is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 690 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dungara

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

Dungara lies about 30 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 24 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 Dungara
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	24 km
District headquarters	Kathua	30 km

Villages closest to Dungara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungara village had a population of 3,358. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Dungara village has 1,785 males and 1,573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungara has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dungara is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungara covers 690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungara falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dungara is Budhi, about 24 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 Dungara.

Dungara is about 30 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungara is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 7.0 km away. Budhi is about 24 km away. Kathua is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.