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About Dala Gaon Village

Dala Gaon is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 68 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,397 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 77.4 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 68
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,397
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 Dala Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dala Gaon is the 86th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 77.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Dala Gaon

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

Dala Gaon lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Dala Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Dala Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhoomakot 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 Dala Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala Gaon village had a population of 163. That makes it the 86th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Dala Gaon village has 68 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala Gaon has about 1397 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Dala Gaon is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala Gaon covers 77.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dala Gaon falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dala Gaon is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Dala Gaon.

Dala Gaon 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.

Dala Gaon is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 31 km away. Garhwal is about 31 km away. Kotdwara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalakhand (2.4 km), Muchhiyal Gaon (2.5 km) and Kaliankon (3.7 km).

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

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