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About Dunda Village

Dunda is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 78 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 41.59 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 78
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunda compares

By the 2011 count Dunda is the 163rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 41.59 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dunda

Dunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dunda from other places

Dunda lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 26 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 Dunda
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 3.4 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 17 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 26 km

Villages closest to Dunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunda village had a population of 168. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Dunda village has 78 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunda has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dunda is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dunda covers 41.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunda falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dunda is Dehradun, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dunda.

Dunda is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunda is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 3.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 17 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakurchi (under 2 km), Bel (under 2 km) and Danda Ki Beli (under 2 km).

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

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