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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a large village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,006, made up of 1,526 males and 1,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834003
Area (hectares) 433.12 hectares
Population 3,006
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dungri compares

By the 2011 count Dungri is the 9th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 433.12 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dungri

Dungri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dungri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dungri from other places

Dungri lies about 8.3 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 4.0 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 Dungri
Nearest railway station Balasiring 4.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 9.1 km

Villages closest to Dungri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungri village had a population of 3,006. That makes it the 9th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Dungri village has 1,526 males and 1,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 834003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 433.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dungri falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungri is Balasiring, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dungri.

Dungri is about 8.3 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungri is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 4.0 km away. Ranchi is about 8.3 km away. Namkum is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanko (under 2 km), Garhkhatanga (under 2 km) and Lalkhatanga (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dungri today is likely to be higher.

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