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About Dugri Village

Dugri is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 542 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141421, 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 Payal
Pincode 141421
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 542
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dugri compares

By the 2011 count Dugri is the 71st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dugri

Dugri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 16 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 4.0 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 Sanehwal 4.0 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Payal 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 16 km

Villages closest to Dugri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 1,011. That makes it the 71st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Dugri village has 542 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugri has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dugri is 141421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugri covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dugri falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dugri is Sanehwal, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 16 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 Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sanehwal is about 4.0 km away. Sānehwāl is about 4.6 km away. Payal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajnaud (1.6 km), Doburji (2.8 km) and Gidri (4.0 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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