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About Dhoulkandi Village

Dhoulkandi is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 90 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoulkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoulkandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 242125
Area (hectares) 110.05 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 90
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoulkandi compares

By the 2011 count Dhoulkandi is the 40th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 110.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Dhoulkandi

Dhoulkandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhoulkandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhoulkandi from other places

Dhoulkandi lies about 52 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 35 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 Dhoulkandi
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 35 km
District headquarters Garhwal 52 km

Villages closest to Dhoulkandi

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 Dhoulkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoulkandi village had a population of 191. That makes it the 40th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Dhoulkandi village has 90 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoulkandi has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Dhoulkandi is 242125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoulkandi covers 110.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoulkandi falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhoulkandi is Rishikesh, about 35 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 - 10 km distance for Dhoulkandi.

Dhoulkandi is about 52 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoulkandi is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Srinagar is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godi Gad Lagga Dhaul Kandi (under 2 km), Kandi (under 2 km) and Mutnya Lagga Kandi (under 2 km).

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

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