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About Dharki Village

Dharki is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 23 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,391 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharki village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 75.89 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 23
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,391
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 Dharki compares

By the 2011 count Dharki is the 227th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 75.89 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1057.

Getting to Dharki

Dharki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharki 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 Dharki from other places

Dharki lies about 31 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 51 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 Dharki
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 26 km
Nearest town Almora 26 km
District headquarters Champawat 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 51 km

Villages closest to Dharki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat 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 Dharki

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharki village had a population of 55. That makes it the 227th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Dharki village has 23 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharki has about 1391 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Dharki is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharki covers 75.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharki falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharki is Kathgodam, about 51 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 Dharki.

Dharki is about 31 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharki is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 26 km away. Almora is about 26 km away. Champawat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lyundhar (under 2 km), Bayal Bunga (2.4 km) and Bunga Phartiyal (2.4 km).

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

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