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About Dugri Village

Dugri is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 83 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 83
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugri compares

By the 2011 count Dugri is the 151st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dugri

Dugri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dugri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dugri from other places

Dugri lies about 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 3.3 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 Garhshankar 3.3 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 11 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 21 km

Villages closest to Dugri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 182. That makes it the 151st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Dugri village has 83 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugri has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dugri is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugri covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugri falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dugri is Garhshankar, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dugri.

Dugri is about 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugri is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 3.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalelpur Urf Sarowal (4.2 km), Sahungra (5.2 km) and Bharapur (5.3 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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