About Duni Village

Duni is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 628 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duni village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	574.46 hectares
Population	1,250
Male Population	628
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
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 Duni compares

By the 2011 count Duni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 574.46 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Duni

Duni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Duni 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 Duni from other places

Duni lies about 14 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 57 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 Duni
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	9.3 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	14 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	14 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	57 km

Villages closest to Duni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duni village had a population of 1,250. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Duni village has 628 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duni has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Duni is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duni covers 574.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duni falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Duni is Tanakpur, about 57 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 Duni.

Duni is about 14 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duni is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 9.3 km away. Pithoragarh is about 14 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.