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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 105 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,581 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 89.64 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 105
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,581
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungri compares

By the 2011 count Dungri is the 100th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 89.64 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Dungri

Dungri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dungri as Available within village. 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 Dungri from other places

Dungri lies about 49 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 60 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 Pauri 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 49 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 60 km

Villages closest to Dungri

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 Dungri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungri village had a population of 271. That makes it the 100th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dungri village has 105 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 1581 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 89.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungri falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungri is Kotdwara, about 60 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dungri.

Dungri is about 49 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungri is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 49 km away. Kotdwara is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odali (under 2 km), Kandali (under 2 km) and Jitoli (under 2 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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