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About Dungri Village

Dungri is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 118 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262541, 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 Didihat
Pincode 262541
Area (hectares) 128.32 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 118
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
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 93rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 128.32 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

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 43 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, 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 Dungri
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 8.4 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 43 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 43 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 101 km

Villages closest to Dungri

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 Dungri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungri village had a population of 249. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dungri village has 118 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungri has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Dungri is 262541. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungri covers 128.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dungri falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

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

Dungri is about 43 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 Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 8.4 km away. Pithoragarh is about 43 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panda (2.3 km), Sirtham R F (2.5 km) and Ajera (2.6 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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