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About Dhanai Laga Village

Dhanai Laga is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 97 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanai Laga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanai Laga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 32.48 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 97
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanai Laga compares

By the 2011 count Dhanai Laga is the 66th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 32.48 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Dhanai Laga

Dhanai Laga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanai Laga 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 Dhanai Laga from other places

Dhanai Laga lies about 49 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 58 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 Dhanai Laga
Nearest town Pauri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 30 km
District headquarters Chamoli 49 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 58 km

Villages closest to Dhanai Laga

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 Dhanai Laga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanai Laga village had a population of 190. That makes it the 66th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Dhanai Laga village has 97 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanai Laga has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Dhanai Laga is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanai Laga covers 32.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanai Laga falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanai Laga is Kotdwara, about 58 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 Dhanai Laga.

Dhanai Laga is about 49 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanai Laga is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Pauri is about 17 km away. Karnaprayag is about 30 km away. Chamoli is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansoli Palli (6.4 km), Jhurkande (11 km) and Koli Malli (13 km).

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

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