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About Degoli Village

Degoli is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 117 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,470 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246280
Area (hectares) 129.43 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 117
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,470
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 Degoli compares

By the 2011 count Degoli is the 20th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 129.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Degoli

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

Degoli lies about 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 18 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 Degoli
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 18 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 28 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 km

Villages closest to Degoli

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 Degoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Degoli village had a population of 289. That makes it the 20th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Degoli village has 117 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degoli has about 1470 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Degoli is 246280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degoli covers 129.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degoli falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Degoli is Virbhadra, about 18 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 Degoli.

Degoli is about 28 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degoli is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Virbhadra is about 18 km away. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Dhoomakot is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bawani (2.7 km), Tallai (3.3 km) and Panas Talla (4.5 km).

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

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