About Dhunga Village

Dhunga is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 38 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunga village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Didihat
Pincode	262551
Area (hectares)	52.22 hectares
Population	84
Male Population	38
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,211
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 Dhunga compares

By the 2011 count Dhunga is the 243rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 52.22 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1103.

Getting to Dhunga

Dhunga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhunga 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 Dhunga from other places

Dhunga lies about 46 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Dhunga
Nearest town	Almora	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Didihat	35 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	46 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	66 km

Villages closest to Dhunga

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

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Common questions about Dhunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunga village had a population of 84. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dhunga village has 38 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunga has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Dhunga is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunga covers 52.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhunga falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhunga is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Dhunga.

Dhunga is about 46 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunga is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 28 km away. Didihat is about 35 km away. Pithoragarh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.