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About Dhikwal Gaon Village

Dhikwal Gaon is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 95 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhikwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhikwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 74.55 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 95
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhikwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhikwal Gaon is the 42nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 74.55 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Dhikwal Gaon

Dhikwal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhikwal Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhikwal Gaon from other places

Dhikwal Gaon lies about 48 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Dhikwal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 2.3 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 2.3 km
District headquarters Garhwal 48 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Dhikwal Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhikwal Gaon village had a population of 190. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhikwal Gaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Dhikwal Gaon is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhikwal Gaon covers 74.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhikwal Gaon falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhikwal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhikwal Gaon.

Dhikwal Gaon is about 48 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhikwal Gaon is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 2.3 km away. Srīnagar is about 2.3 km away. Garhwal is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khola (under 2 km), Rothiya Urf Dhrkhola (under 2 km) and Sumari (under 2 km).

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

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