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About Dugalwali Village

Dugalwali is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 84 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dugalwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugalwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 69.74 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 84
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugalwali compares

By the 2011 count Dugalwali is the 75th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 69.74 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Dugalwali

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

Dugalwali lies about 13 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 94 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 Dugalwali
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 6.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 13 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 94 km

Villages closest to Dugalwali

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 Dugalwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugalwali village had a population of 173. That makes it the 75th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Dugalwali village has 84 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugalwali has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Dugalwali covers 69.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dugalwali falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dugalwali is Kotdwara, about 94 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dugalwali.

Dugalwali is about 13 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dugalwali is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 6.7 km away. Chamoli is about 13 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ali Chak Dimar (under 2 km), Baskwali (under 2 km) and Chamali Laga Umatta (under 2 km).

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

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