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About Dugri Village

Dugri is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 335 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 411069, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 411069
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 335
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dugri compares

By the 2011 count Dugri is the 178th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dugri

The census records public bus service for Dugri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dugri from other places

Dugri lies about 43 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Dugri
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 2.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 11 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 43 km

Villages closest to Dugri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugri village had a population of 663. That makes it the 178th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dugri village has 335 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugri has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dugri is 411069. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugri covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dugri falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Dugri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dugri.

Dugri is about 43 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugri is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 2.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhambian (under 2 km), Ghagon Guru (under 2 km) and Phagon (under 2 km).

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

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