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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 8 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 252552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 252552
Area (hectares) 41.45 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 8
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungri compares

By the 2011 count Dungri is the 255th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 41.45 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1140.

Getting to Dungri

Dungri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dungri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 85 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 Berinag 8.4 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 85 km

Villages closest to Dungri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 18. That makes it the 255th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Dungri village has 8 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 252552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 41.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dungri falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungri is Tanakpur, about 85 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dungri.

Dungri is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungri is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 8.4 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungri Lagga Barsayat (under 2 km), Dungri Pant (under 2 km) and Lejam (1.6 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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