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Dhunga

Bhikiasain mandal
Pincode 263667
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Dhunga observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Dhunga

  • Talla Manila Mandir · 2.3 km

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LGD code
51657
Pincode
263667
Post office
Bhikiyasen
Population
85
Households
21
Literacy rate
68.2%
Sex ratio
1931 ♀/1000♂
Workers
76
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
130 km
Distance to Delhi
229 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 37 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Matela Almora · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhunga compares

By population, Dhunga ranks #151 of 239 villages in Bhikiasain mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.2%
−1.0% vs mandal average
Dhunga
68.2%
Bhikiasain mandal
69.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,931
+653 vs mandal average
Dhunga
1,931
Bhikiasain mandal
1,278
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
Dhunga
4.0
Bhikiasain mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dhunga at a glance

Dhunga is a village of 85 people in 21 households (Census 2011) in Bhikiasain tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 151st-largest of 239 villages in Bhikiasain tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,931 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Almora district centre, 20 km from Basera, the nearest town, 37 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263667, served by Bhikiyasen post office; the LGD village code is 51657. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Matela Almora, 10 km away. The village votes in Salt assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahesh Jeena. The population is estimated at 100 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhunga

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dhunga · this village8568%
Banghat · Sult00 km N
Bangora · Bhikiasain18361%0 km N
Gunsar · Bhikiasain3272%0 km N
Dyuna · Bhikiasain25869%0 km N
Bunga · Bhikiasain11564%0 km N
Suni · Bhikiasain29776%0 km N

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Key facts — Dhunga

LGD code
51657
Pincode
263667
Post office
Bhikiyasen
Population (Census 2011)
85
Population (projected 2026)
100
Households
21
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1931
Literacy rate
68.2%
Coordinates
29.71773°N, 79.19721°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Salt
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahesh Jeena
Block / Mandal
Bhikiasain
Getting there

How to reach Dhunga

Mandal centre
Bhikiasain · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 23 km
≈ 48 min by car · 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,031 people
Basera · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun130 kmcapital
  • Delhi229 km
  • Kolkata1211 km
  • Mumbai1345 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar37 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet24 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Matela Almora10 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila2 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil24 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry42 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dhunga

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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