About Dhar Gaon Village

Dhar Gaon is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 132 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Kotdwara
Pincode	246144
Area (hectares)	251.63 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	132
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
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 Dhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Gaon is the 91st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 251.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Dhar Gaon

Dhar Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar Gaon 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 Dhar Gaon from other places

Dhar Gaon lies about 7.9 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Dhar Gaon
District headquarters	Garhwal	7.9 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	18 km

Villages closest to Dhar Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Gaon village had a population of 269. That makes it the 91st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Dhar Gaon village has 132 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Gaon has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Gaon is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Gaon covers 251.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Gaon falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Gaon is Kotdwara, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar Gaon.

Dhar Gaon is about 7.9 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Gaon is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 7.9 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Kotdwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.