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About Dunge Village

Dunge is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,038, made up of 1,038 males and 1,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.77 hectares hectares.

Dunge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 199.77 hectares
Population 2,038
Male Population 1,038
Female Population 1,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dunge compares

By the 2011 count Dunge is the 38th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 199.77 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dunge

Dunge is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dunge as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dive, Dive Anjur, Dohole and Dudhani. 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 Dunge

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunge village had a population of 2,038. That makes it the 38th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dunge village has 1,038 males and 1,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunge has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Dunge covers 199.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dunge falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dunge notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dunge.

Dunge is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane 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 Dunge today is likely to be higher.

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