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About Dabru Village

Dabru is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 11 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,455 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabru village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 13.57 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 11
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,455
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 Dabru compares

By the 2011 count Dabru is the 211th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 13.57 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1266.

Getting to Dabru

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

Dabru lies about 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Dabru
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 28 km

Villages closest to Dabru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabru village had a population of 27. That makes it the 211th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Dabru village has 11 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabru has about 1455 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Dabru is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabru covers 13.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dabru falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dabru is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Dabru.

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

Dabru is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Kotdwāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatola (8.2 km), Dhyar Gaon (8.4 km) and Nigyana (8.4 km).

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

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