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About Dhalu Village

Dhalu is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 40 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 82.8 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 40
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
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 Dhalu compares

By the 2011 count Dhalu is the 220th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 82.8 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Dhalu

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

Dhalu lies about 40 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Dhalu
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 3.5 km
District headquarters Chamoli 40 km
Nearest town Almora 55 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Dhalu

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 Dhalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalu village had a population of 91. That makes it the 220th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dhalu village has 40 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalu has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Dhalu is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalu covers 82.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhalu falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhalu is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Dhalu.

Dhalu is about 40 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalu is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 3.5 km away. Chamoli is about 40 km away. Almora is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nail (under 2 km), Adra (under 2 km) and Kanda Gwar (under 2 km).

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

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