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About Dungarpur Village

Dungarpur is a mid sized village in Lalkuan tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 296 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungarpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Lalkuan
Pincode 262402
Area (hectares) 56.42 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 296
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dungarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dungarpur is the 20th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 56.42 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dungarpur

Dungarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dungarpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dungarpur from other places

Dungarpur lies about 33 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Lalkuan Junction, about 4.7 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 Dungarpur
Nearest railway station Lalkuan Junction 4.7 km
Nearest town Haldwani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalkuan 33 km
District headquarters Nainital 33 km

Villages closest to Dungarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungarpur village had a population of 585. That makes it the 20th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Dungarpur village has 296 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungarpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dungarpur is 262402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungarpur covers 56.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dungarpur falls under Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungarpur is Lalkuan Junction, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dungarpur.

Dungarpur is about 33 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungarpur is in Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district. Lalkuan Junction is about 4.7 km away. Haldwani is about 12 km away. Lalkuan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathupur Chamwal (under 2 km), Halduchaur Parma (under 2 km) and Halduchaur Jaggi (under 2 km).

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

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