About Dhamak Village

Dhamak is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 101 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 436 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamak village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	246172
Area (hectares)	50.9 hectares
Population	145
Male Population	101
Female Population	44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	436
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamak compares

By the 2011 count Dhamak is the 52nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 50.9 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Dhamak

Dhamak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhamak from other places

Dhamak lies about 42 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Dhamak
Nearest town	Pauri	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	7.6 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	42 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	49 km

Villages closest to Dhamak

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.

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Common questions about Dhamak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamak village had a population of 145. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Dhamak village has 101 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamak has about 436 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Dhamak is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamak covers 50.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamak falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhamak is Rishikesh, about 49 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamak.

Dhamak is about 42 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamak is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 1.6 km away. Srinagar is about 7.6 km away. Garhwal is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.