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About Dungari Village

Dungari is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 152 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,546 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246165
Area (hectares) 149.02 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 152
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,546
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 Dungari compares

By the 2011 count Dungari is the 51st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 149.02 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dungari

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

Dungari lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Dungari
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 7.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km

Villages closest to Dungari

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 Dungari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungari village had a population of 387. That makes it the 51st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dungari village has 152 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungari has about 1546 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dungari is 246165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungari covers 149.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungari falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungari is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Dungari.

Dungari is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungari is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.9 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reithi (under 2 km), Josiyana (under 2 km) and Molti (under 2 km).

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

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