# Dungiani Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Dungiani

Dungiani is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **208 people in 37 households**, the 83rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 208people (2011)
- 37households
- 61.6%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Dungiani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dungiani is 171208.** Dungiani falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026564

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dungiani from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dungiani?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dungiani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dungiani known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 47% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dungiani

Of every 100 households in Dungiani in 2011, 100 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dungiani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**58%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****84%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dungiani?

■ Dungiani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**884

Working population ****57.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 48.2% for women. 52% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (12%) · **■** Marginal 62 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon

- Raosi234 people
- Mandli230 people
- Jitata217 people
- D.P.F. Bhampar209 people
- Shagli202 people
- Kutra196 people
- Sharkali191 people
- Thalathar189 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dungiani?171208
- How far is Dungiani from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Dungiani?208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dungiani in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dungiani?61.6% (Census 2011)