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About Dugal Gaon Village

Dugal Gaon is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 100 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,380 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 139.31 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 100
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,380
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dugal Gaon is the 87th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 139.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1031.

Getting to Dugal Gaon

Dugal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dugal Gaon as Available within 10+ 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 Dugal Gaon from other places

Dugal Gaon lies about 6.9 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 54 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 Dugal Gaon
District headquarters Uttarkashi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 29 km
Nearest town Tehri 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 54 km

Villages closest to Dugal Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugal Gaon village had a population of 238. That makes it the 87th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dugal Gaon village has 100 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugal Gaon has about 1380 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Dugal Gaon is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dugal Gaon covers 139.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugal Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dugal Gaon is Dehradun, about 54 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 <5 km distance for Dugal Gaon.

Dugal Gaon is about 6.9 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugal Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 6.9 km away. Dunda is about 29 km away. Tehri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagsari (under 2 km), Chakon (1.6 km) and Digthol (1.8 km).

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

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