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About Dhungi Village

Dhungi is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 445 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhungi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 96.94 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 445
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhungi compares

By the 2011 count Dhungi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 96.94 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Dhungi

Dhungi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhungi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhungi from other places

Dhungi lies about 33 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 50 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 Dhungi
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 33 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 33 km
Nearest town Tehri 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Dhungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhungi village had a population of 856. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dhungi village has 445 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhungi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Dhungi is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhungi covers 96.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhungi falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhungi is Dehradun, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhungi.

Dhungi is about 33 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhungi is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 33 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 33 km away. Tehri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwalna (1.8 km), Lingwana (1.8 km) and Chamiyari (4.9 km).

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

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