About Dunera Village

Dunera is a large village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,502, made up of 1,290 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunera village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dhar Kalan
Pincode	145022
Area (hectares)	849 hectares
Population	2,502
Male Population	1,290
Female Population	1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunera compares

By the 2011 count Dunera is the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 849 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dunera

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

Dunera lies about 64 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 18 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 Dunera
Tehsil headquarters	Dhar Kalan	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	18 km
Nearest town	Mamun	25 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	64 km

Villages closest to Dunera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Dunera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunera village had a population of 2,502. That makes it the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Dunera village has 1,290 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunera has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Dunera is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunera covers 849 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunera falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dunera is Nurpur Road, about 18 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 Dunera.

Dunera is about 64 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunera is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhar Kalan is about 8.8 km away. Nurpur Road is about 18 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.