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Dunka

डुंका
Meerganj mandal
Pincode 243505
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AFSAR
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LGD code
129560
Pincode
243505
Post office
Shahi
Population
9,662
Households
1,504
Literacy rate
37.1%
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3,076
Census 2011 · in context

How Dunka compares

By population, Dunka ranks #1 of 245 villages in Meerganj mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
37.1%
−6.0% vs mandal average
Dunka
37.1%
Meerganj mandal
43.1%
Bareilly district
49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
+5 vs mandal average
Dunka
889
Meerganj mandal
884
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
Dunka
6.4
Meerganj mandal
6.0

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

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Dunka at a glance

Dunka is a village of 9,662 people in 1,504 households (Census 2011) in Meerganj tehsil, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, the largest of 245 villages in Meerganj tehsil. Literacy is 37%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 43% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 243505, served by Shahi post office; the LGD village code is 129560. The sarpanch is AFSAR, and the village votes in Jalalabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hari Prakash Verma. The population is estimated at 11,391 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dunka

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dunka

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SHAHI
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
42
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DUNKA
Total area (ha)
313.47
Irrigated area (ha)
234.77
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dunka

LGD code
129560
Pincode
243505
Post office
Shahi
Population (Census 2011)
9,662
Population (projected 2026)
11,391
Households
1,504
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
889
Literacy rate
37.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Shahjahanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jalalabad
Member of Parliament
Arun Kumar Sagar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hari Prakash Verma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
AFSAR
Block / Mandal
Meerganj
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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