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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 214 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, 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 Karnaprayag
Pincode 246487
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 214
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungri compares

By the 2011 count Dungri is the 19th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Dungri

Dungri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dungri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dungri from other places

Dungri lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Karnaprayag 18 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 29 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 78 km

Villages closest to Dungri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 441. That makes it the 19th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Dungri village has 214 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungri falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungri is Rishikesh, about 78 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dungri.

Dungri is about 28 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 Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 18 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simalt (under 2 km), Syan Kisanpur (3.9 km) and Bhagara (4.1 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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