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About Dhungi Village

Dhungi is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 41 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhungi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 112.01 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 41
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,854
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhungi compares

By the 2011 count Dhungi is the 284th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 112.01 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dhungi

Dhungi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhungi as Available within 10+ 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 Dhungi from other places

Dhungi lies about 14 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Dhungi
District headquarters Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 28 km

Villages closest to Dhungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhungi village had a population of 117. That makes it the 284th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dhungi village has 41 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhungi has about 1854 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dhungi is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhungi covers 112.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhungi falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhungi is Kotdwara, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Dhungi.

Dhungi is about 14 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhungi is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 14 km away. Kotdwāra is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buransi (1.9 km), Kandora (2.6 km) and Sila Fanat (3.0 km).

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

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