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About Dharmawala Village

Dharmawala is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,232, made up of 1,139 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmawala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248142
Area (hectares) 156.03 hectares
Population 2,232
Male Population 1,139
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmawala compares

By the 2011 count Dharmawala is the 39th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 156.03 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dharmawala

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

Dharmawala lies about 32 km from Dehradun. 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 Dharmawala
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 7.6 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 9.7 km
District headquarters Dehradun 32 km

Villages closest to Dharmawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmawala village had a population of 2,232. That makes it the 39th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Dharmawala village has 1,139 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmawala has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dharmawala is 248142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmawala covers 156.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmawala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dharmawala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmawala.

Dharmawala is about 32 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmawala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 7.6 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 9.7 km away. Dehradun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parteetpur Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Shahpur Kalyanpur (1.5 km) and Bairagiwala (2.6 km).

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

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