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About Dulam Village

Dulam is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 284 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulam village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263632
Area (hectares) 711.14 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 284
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Dulam compares

By the 2011 count Dulam is the 36th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 711.14 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Dulam

Dulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dulam 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 Dulam from other places

Dulam lies about 33 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 98 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 Dulam
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 25 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 33 km
Nearest town Almora 60 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 98 km

Villages closest to Dulam

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 Dulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulam village had a population of 577. That makes it the 36th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dulam village has 284 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

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

Dulam covers 711.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dulam falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dulam is Kathgodam, about 98 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 Dulam.

Dulam is about 33 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulam is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 25 km away. Bageshwar is about 33 km away. Almora is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukhal Dhar (6.0 km), Duni Van (8.4 km) and Kuwari (11 km).

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

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