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About Dunki Village

Dunki is a mid sized village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 455 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.21 hectares hectares.

Dunki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunki village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 107.21 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 455
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunki compares

By the 2011 count Dunki is the 170th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 107.21 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Dunki

Dunki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dunki 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dunki from other places

Dunki lies about 31 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Nagaria Sadat, about 12 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 Dunki
Nearest railway station Nagaria Sadat 12 km
Nearest town Milak 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 31 km
District headquarters Bareilly 31 km

Villages closest to Dunki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunki village had a population of 820. That makes it the 170th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Dunki village has 455 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunki has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

Dunki covers 107.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dunki falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dunki is Nagaria Sadat, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dunki.

Dunki is about 31 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunki is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Nagaria Sadat is about 12 km away. Milak is about 12 km away. Meerganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunka (under 2 km), Thiria Kalyanpur (2.3 km) and Basai (3.2 km).

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

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