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About Dhul Gaun Village

Dhul Gaun is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 21 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhul Gaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhul Gaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246124
Area (hectares) 57.73 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 21
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhul Gaun compares

By the 2011 count Dhul Gaun is the 238th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 57.73 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Dhul Gaun

Dhul Gaun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhul Gaun as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Deval / Banwar, Dhangal, Dhar Gaon and Dhar Gaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhul Gaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhul Gaun village had a population of 47. That makes it the 238th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Dhul Gaun village has 21 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhul Gaun has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Dhul Gaun is 246124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhul Gaun covers 57.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhul Gaun falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dhul Gaun notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Dhul Gaun.

Dhul Gaun is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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