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About Dundekha Village

Dundekha is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 69 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundekha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundekha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246124
Area (hectares) 22.42 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 69
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Dundekha compares

By the 2011 count Dundekha is the 152nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 22.42 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Dundekha

Dundekha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dundekha 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 Dundekha from other places

Dundekha lies about 7.3 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Dundekha
District headquarters Garhwal 7.3 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Dundekha

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 Dundekha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundekha village had a population of 139. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Dundekha village has 69 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundekha has about 1014 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 Dundekha is 246124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundekha covers 22.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dundekha falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dundekha is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Dundekha.

Dundekha is about 7.3 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundekha is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 7.3 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paletha (under 2 km), Sirai (under 2 km) and Simalchaur (under 2 km).

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

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