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About Dhonpa Village

Dhonpa is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 7 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhonpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhonpa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 24.93 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 7
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhonpa compares

By the 2011 count Dhonpa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 24.93 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Dhonpa

Dhonpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhonpa as Available within <5 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 Dhonpa from other places

Dhonpa lies about 13 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 68 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 Dhonpa
Tehsil headquarters Garud 13 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 13 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 68 km

Villages closest to Dhonpa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garud 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 Dhonpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhonpa village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Dhonpa village has 7 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhonpa has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Dhonpa is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhonpa covers 24.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhonpa falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhonpa is Kathgodam, about 68 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhonpa.

Dhonpa is about 13 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhonpa is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 13 km away. Bageshwar is about 13 km away. Almora is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katarmal (under 2 km), Lakhani (under 2 km) and Barikhet (under 2 km).

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

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