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About Dharwani Village

Dharwani is a small village in Chamoli tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 17 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharwani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Chamoli
Pincode 246435
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 17
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharwani compares

By the 2011 count Dharwani is the 190th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Dharwani

Dharwani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharwani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dharwani from other places

Dharwani lies about 25 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 83 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 Dharwani
Tehsil headquarters Chamoli 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 35 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 83 km

Villages closest to Dharwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharwani village had a population of 33. That makes it the 190th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Dharwani village has 17 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharwani has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Dharwani is 246435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharwani covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharwani falls under Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharwani is Rishikesh, about 83 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharwani.

Dharwani is about 25 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharwani is in Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 35 km away. Rishikesh is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewaldhar (under 2 km), Hat (under 2 km) and Jakhni (7.6 km).

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

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