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About Dang Dhar Village

Dang Dhar is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 24 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dang Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dang Dhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 19.82 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 24
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Dang Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dang Dhar is the 109th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 19.82 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Dang Dhar

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

Dang Dhar lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Dang Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 3.1 km
Nearest town Pauri 42 km
District headquarters Chamoli 48 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Dang Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari 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 Dang Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dang Dhar village had a population of 54. That makes it the 109th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dang Dhar village has 24 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dang Dhar has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Dang Dhar is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dang Dhar covers 19.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dang Dhar falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dang Dhar is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Dang Dhar.

Dang Dhar is about 48 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dang Dhar is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 3.1 km away. Pauri is about 42 km away. Chamoli is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chameti Urf Pokhari (3.1 km), Khori Lagga Rana (3.1 km) and Devasthan (3.2 km).

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

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