About Shukhi Dhang Village

Shukhi Dhang is a small village in Poornagiri tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 14 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukhi Dhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukhi Dhang village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Poornagiri
Pincode	262523
Area (hectares)	1.17 hectares
Population	21
Male Population	14
Female Population	7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	500
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shukhi Dhang compares

By the 2011 count Shukhi Dhang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 1.17 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shukhi Dhang

Shukhi Dhang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shukhi Dhang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shukhi Dhang from other places

Shukhi Dhang lies about 20 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 10 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 Shukhi Dhang
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poornagiri	20 km
District headquarters	Champawat	20 km
Nearest town	Sitārganj	47 km

Villages closest to Shukhi Dhang

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

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Common questions about Shukhi Dhang

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukhi Dhang village had a population of 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Shukhi Dhang village has 14 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukhi Dhang has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shukhi Dhang is 262523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukhi Dhang covers 1.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shukhi Dhang falls under Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shukhi Dhang is Tanakpur, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shukhi Dhang.

Shukhi Dhang is about 20 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukhi Dhang is in Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district. Tanakpur is about 10 km away. Poornagiri is about 20 km away. Champawat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.