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About Dungari Village

Dungari is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 72 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 27.76 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 72
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungari compares

By the 2011 count Dungari is the 181st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 27.76 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Dungari

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

How far is Dungari from other places

Dungari lies about 50 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 101 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 Dungari
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 8.4 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 50 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 50 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 101 km

Villages closest to Dungari

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.

Common questions about Dungari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungari village had a population of 140. That makes it the 181st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dungari village has 72 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungari has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Dungari is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungari covers 27.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungari falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungari is Kathgodam, about 101 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dungari.

Dungari is about 50 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungari is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 8.4 km away. Pithoragarh is about 50 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungar Gara (under 2 km), Tarkhet (under 2 km) and Khetar Bhandari (under 2 km).

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

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