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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 94, made up of 46 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, 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 246127
Area (hectares) 60.93 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 46
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Gaon is the 189th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 60.93 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhar Gaon as Available within <5 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 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.

Common questions about Dhar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Gaon village had a population of 94. That makes it the 189th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Dhar Gaon village has 46 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Gaon has about 1043 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 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Gaon covers 60.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bedul Lagga Dhargaon (under 2 km), Dhar Gaon (under 2 km) and Deval / Banwar (under 2 km).

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

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