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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a mid sized village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 632 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, 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 Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 472.6 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 632
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 472.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

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 35 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 Tharali 6.2 km
District headquarters Chamoli 35 km
Nearest town Almora 61 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 Tharali 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 1,229. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dungri village has 632 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 472.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungri falls under Tharali 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dungri.

Dungri is about 35 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 Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 6.2 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Almora is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gerur (1.8 km), Ruisan (2.1 km) and Bursol (2.3 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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