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About Dungari Village

Dungari is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 57 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, 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 Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 89.99 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 57
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
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 Dungari compares

By the 2011 count Dungari is the 119th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 89.99 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1054.

Getting to Dungari

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

Dungari lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 85 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 Munsiari 28 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 85 km

Villages closest to Dungari

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 Dungari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungari village had a population of 123. That makes it the 119th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Dungari village has 57 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungari has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Dungari is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungari covers 89.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dungari falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungari is Tanakpur, about 85 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 Dungari.

Dungari is about 28 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 Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 28 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorpatta Malla (3.4 km), Sarmoli (3.4 km) and Bhakunda (4.2 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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