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About Dova Village

Dova is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 6 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dova Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dova village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 13.76 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 6
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
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 Dova compares

By the 2011 count Dova is the 280th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 13.76 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Dova

Dova is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dova 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhurapauri, Dhuratal, Dhurwapur and Diula. 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 Dova

As per the Census of India 2011, Dova village had a population of 16. That makes it the 280th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Dova village has 6 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dova has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Dova is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dova covers 13.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dova falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dova notes the nearest railway station 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 Dova.

Dova 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 Dova today is likely to be higher.

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