About Dungar Village

Dungar is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 222 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246473
Area (hectares)	231.3 hectares
Population	480
Male Population	222
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,162
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 Dungar compares

By the 2011 count Dungar is the 25th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 231.3 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Dungar

Dungar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dungar 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 Dungar from other places

Dungar lies about 70 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 44 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 Dungar
Tehsil headquarters	Pokhari	22 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	44 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	44 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	70 km

Villages closest to Dungar

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

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Common questions about Dungar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungar village had a population of 480. That makes it the 25th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dungar village has 222 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungar has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Dungar is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungar covers 231.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungar falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungar is Ramnagar, about 44 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 Dungar.

Dungar is about 70 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungar is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 22 km away. Rāmnagar is about 44 km away. Ramnagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.