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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 86 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,291 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 47.18 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 86
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,291
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 Dungri compares

By the 2011 count Dungri is the 118th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 47.18 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Dungri

Dungri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dungri 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 Dungri from other places

Dungri lies about 26 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Dungri
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Dungri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungri village had a population of 197. That makes it the 118th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Dungri village has 86 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 1291 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 47.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungri falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungri is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Dungri.

Dungri is about 26 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungri is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giratoli (4.3 km), Bhanot Gwar (5.0 km) and Giwar (5.0 km).

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

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