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About Dhunamani Village

Dhunamani is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 181 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunamani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunamani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 469.48 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 181
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
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 Dhunamani compares

By the 2011 count Dhunamani is the 28th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 469.48 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Dhunamani

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

Dhunamani lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 48 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 Dhunamani
Nearest town Almora 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 31 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 48 km

Villages closest to Dhunamani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunamani village had a population of 369. That makes it the 28th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Dhunamani village has 181 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunamani has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Dhunamani is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunamani covers 469.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhunamani falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhunamani is Kathgodam, about 48 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 Dhunamani.

Dhunamani is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunamani is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 22 km away. Munsiari is about 31 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bunga (1.9 km), Chauna (2.9 km) and Kawa Dhar (3.7 km).

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

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