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About Dugri Village

Dugri is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,892, made up of 3,120 males and 2,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141122
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 5,892
Male Population 3,120
Female Population 2,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dugri compares

By the 2011 count Dugri is the 8th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dugri

Dugri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dugri 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 <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 4.4 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Model Gram, about 2.4 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 Dugri
Nearest railway station Model Gram 2.4 km
Nearest town Gil 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 4.4 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 4.4 km

Villages closest to Dugri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 5,892. That makes it the 8th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dugri village has 3,120 males and 2,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugri has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dugri is 141122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugri covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dugri falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dugri is Model Gram, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dugri.

Dugri is about 4.4 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugri is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Model Gram is about 2.4 km away. Gil is about 3.2 km away. Ludhiana West is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phullanwal (2.5 km), Manakwal (3.1 km) and Gill (3.2 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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