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About Dewal Gwar Village

Dewal Gwar is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 162 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Gwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal Gwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 96.1 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 162
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
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 Dewal Gwar compares

By the 2011 count Dewal Gwar is the 77th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 96.1 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Dewal Gwar

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

Dewal Gwar lies about 38 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Dewal Gwar
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 3.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 38 km
Nearest town Almora 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 87 km

Villages closest to Dewal Gwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 Dewal Gwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal Gwar village had a population of 366. That makes it the 77th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dewal Gwar village has 162 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal Gwar has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Dewal Gwar is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal Gwar covers 96.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewal Gwar falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewal Gwar is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Dewal Gwar.

Dewal Gwar is about 38 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal Gwar is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 3.1 km away. Chamoli is about 38 km away. Almora is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adra (under 2 km), Sonala (under 2 km) and Nail (1.5 km).

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

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