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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 108 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 151.48 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 108
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 the 110th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 151.48 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

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 96 km from Nainital, 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
Nearest town Pauri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 60 km
District headquarters Nainital 96 km

Villages closest to Dungri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhari 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 220. That makes it the 110th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Dungri village has 108 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 151.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dungri falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dungri.

Dungri is about 96 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungri is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Pauri is about 16 km away. Dhari is about 31 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 Pokhari Chak Sandula (7.0 km), Boranshi (7.7 km) and Dhanachuli (8.2 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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