About Dhak Village

Dhak is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 215 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhak village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	126.46 hectares
Population	422
Male Population	215
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhak compares

By the 2011 count Dhak is the 21st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 126.46 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dhak

Dhak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhak from other places

Dhak lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 132 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 Dhak
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	7.5 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	29 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	85 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	132 km

Villages closest to Dhak

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

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Common questions about Dhak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhak village had a population of 422. That makes it the 21st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Dhak village has 215 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhak has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dhak is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhak covers 126.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhak falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhak is Ramnagar, about 132 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 village for Dhak.

Dhak is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhak is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 7.5 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.