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About Dhungali Village

Dhungali is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 77 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhungali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhungali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 33.12 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 77
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
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 Dhungali compares

By the 2011 count Dhungali is the 177th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 33.12 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Dhungali

Dhungali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhungali 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 Dhungali from other places

Dhungali lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 27 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 Dhungali
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 27 km

Villages closest to Dhungali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhungali village had a population of 167. That makes it the 177th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Dhungali village has 77 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhungali has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Dhungali is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhungali covers 33.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhungali falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhungali is Harrawala, about 27 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 Dhungali.

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

Dhungali is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 14 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Harrawala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakhwari (under 2 km), Silogi (1.7 km) and Chopariyal Gaon (2.2 km).

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

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