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About Dhansari Village

Dhansari is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 22 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246474, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246474
Area (hectares) 53.12 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 22
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansari compares

By the 2011 count Dhansari is the 176th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 53.12 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Dhansari

Dhansari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhansari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhansari from other places

Dhansari lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 92 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 Dhansari
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 8.8 km
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 50 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 92 km

Villages closest to Dhansari

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 Dhansari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansari village had a population of 43. That makes it the 176th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Dhansari village has 22 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansari has about 955 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 Dhansari is 246474. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansari covers 53.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhansari falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhansari is Kotdwara, about 92 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 10+ km distance for Dhansari.

Dhansari is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansari is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 8.8 km away. Chamoli is about 20 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 Jasyara (under 2 km), Kandara (under 2 km) and Khatyari (under 2 km).

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

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