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About Dharasu Village

Dharasu is a mid sized village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 339 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 339
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharasu compares

By the 2011 count Dharasu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Dharasu

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

Dharasu lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Dharasu
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 3.3 km
Nearest town Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km

Villages closest to Dharasu

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 Dharasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharasu village had a population of 758. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Dharasu village has 339 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharasu has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1266.

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

Dharasu covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharasu falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharasu is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Dharasu.

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

Dharasu is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 3.3 km away. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal 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 Palkot (under 2 km), Sila Malla (under 2 km) and Sila Talla (under 2 km).

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

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