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About Dhaniyar Village

Dhaniyar is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 64 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaniyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniyar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263632
Area (hectares) 77.48 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 64
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniyar compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniyar is the 109th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 77.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Dhaniyar

Dhaniyar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhaniyar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhaniyar from other places

Dhaniyar lies about 20 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Dhaniyar
District headquarters Bageshwar 20 km
Nearest town Almora 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Dhaniyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniyar village had a population of 133. That makes it the 109th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dhaniyar village has 64 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniyar has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniyar is 263632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniyar covers 77.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaniyar falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhaniyar is Kathgodam, about 60 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhaniyar.

Dhaniyar is about 20 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaniyar is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Bageshwar is about 20 km away. Almora is about 27 km away. Kapkot is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lweta (1.5 km), Kapholi (6.1 km) and Raithal (6.8 km).

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

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