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About Dhungakholi Village

Dhungakholi is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 107 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhungakholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhungakholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 85.6 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 107
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhungakholi compares

By the 2011 count Dhungakholi is the 129th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 85.6 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Dhungakholi

Dhungakholi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhungakholi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhungakholi from other places

Dhungakholi lies about 43 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 Dhungakholi
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 2.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 43 km
Nearest town Almora 53 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 87 km

Villages closest to Dhungakholi

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 Dhungakholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhungakholi village had a population of 233. That makes it the 129th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dhungakholi village has 107 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhungakholi has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Dhungakholi covers 85.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhungakholi falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhungakholi 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhungakholi.

Dhungakholi is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhungakholi is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 2.9 km away. Chamoli is about 43 km away. Almora is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagwada (under 2 km), Gothinda (under 2 km) and Sringthal (under 2 km).

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

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