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About Del Village

Del is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 179 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Del Overview

Census 2011 figures for Del village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246125
Area (hectares) 65.48 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 179
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Del compares

By the 2011 count Del is the 12th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 65.48 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Del

Del is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Del as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Del from other places

Del lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Del
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 38 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km

Villages closest to Del

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 Del

As per the Census of India 2011, Del village had a population of 365. That makes it the 12th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Del village has 179 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Del has about 1039 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 Del is 246125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Del covers 65.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Del falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Del is Rishikesh, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Del.

Del is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Del is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Srinagar is about 18 km away. Rishikesh 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 Toliyon (under 2 km), Jurala (under 2 km) and Jogiyana (2.2 km).

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

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