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About Dhal Kanchula Village

Dhal Kanchula is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 53 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhal Kanchula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhal Kanchula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 135.72 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 53
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
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 Dhal Kanchula compares

By the 2011 count Dhal Kanchula is the 106th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 135.72 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Dhal Kanchula

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

Dhal Kanchula lies about 25 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Dhal Kanchula
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Dhal Kanchula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Dhal Kanchula

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhal Kanchula village had a population of 118. That makes it the 106th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Dhal Kanchula village has 53 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhal Kanchula has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Dhal Kanchula is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhal Kanchula covers 135.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhal Kanchula falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhal Kanchula is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Dhal Kanchula.

Dhal Kanchula 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.

Dhal Kanchula is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chula (under 2 km), Chulakot (under 2 km) and Sauna (under 2 km).

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

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