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About Dungal Dhar Village

Dungal Dhar is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 72 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dungal Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungal Dhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 32.74 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 72
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungal Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dungal Dhar is the 101st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 32.74 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Dungal Dhar

Dungal Dhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dungal Dhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dungal Dhar from other places

Dungal Dhar lies about 12 km from Uttarkashi, 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 Dungal Dhar
District headquarters Uttarkashi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 25 km
Nearest town Tehri 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Dungal Dhar

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 Dungal Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungal Dhar village had a population of 141. That makes it the 101st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dungal Dhar village has 72 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungal Dhar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Dungal Dhar is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dungal Dhar covers 32.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dungal Dhar falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dungal Dhar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dungal Dhar.

Dungal Dhar is about 12 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungal Dhar is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 12 km away. Dunda is about 25 km away. Tehri 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 Bagsari (3.4 km), Digthol (4.2 km) and Dugal Gaon (4.8 km).

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

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