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About Dungibahal Village

Dungibahal is a mid sized village in Tushura tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 703 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungibahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungibahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Tushura
Pincode 767046
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 1,406
Male Population 703
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungibahal compares

By the 2011 count Dungibahal is the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Dungibahal

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

Dungibahal lies about 30 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Khaliapali, about 19 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 Dungibahal
Nearest railway station Khaliapali 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tushura 30 km
District headquarters Balangir 30 km
Nearest town Balāngīr 30 km

Villages closest to Dungibahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungibahal village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Dungibahal village has 703 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungibahal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dungibahal is 767046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungibahal covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungibahal falls under Tushura tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dungibahal is Khaliapali, about 19 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 Dungibahal.

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

Dungibahal is in Tushura tehsil of Balangir district. Khaliapali is about 19 km away. Tushura is about 30 km away. Balangir is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badadunguripali (under 2 km), Barhiamunda (3.6 km) and Kuhimunda (3.6 km).

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

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