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About Dhakna Badola Village

Dhakna Badola is a mid sized village in Champawat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 279 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakna Badola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakna Badola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Champawat
Pincode 262523
Area (hectares) 235.7 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 279
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Dhakna Badola compares

By the 2011 count Dhakna Badola is the 25th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 274 residents. Its 235.7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhakna Badola

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

Dhakna Badola lies about 13 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 18 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 Dhakna Badola
Tehsil headquarters Champawat 13 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 18 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 42 km

Villages closest to Dhakna Badola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Champawat 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 Dhakna Badola

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakna Badola village had a population of 551. That makes it the 25th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 274 residents.

Dhakna Badola village has 279 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakna Badola has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dhakna Badola is 262523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakna Badola covers 235.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakna Badola falls under Champawat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhakna Badola is Tanakpur, about 18 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 Dhakna Badola.

Dhakna Badola is about 13 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakna Badola is in Champawat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 13 km away. Tanakpur is about 18 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dola (under 2 km), Nadola (under 2 km) and Diyuri (under 2 km).

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

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