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About Dartha Village

Dartha is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 64 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dartha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dartha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 38.09 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 64
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Dartha compares

By the 2011 count Dartha is the 209th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 38.09 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Dartha

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

Dartha lies about 4.0 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 15 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 Dartha
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 3.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 4.0 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 15 km

Villages closest to Dartha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 Dartha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dartha village had a population of 131. That makes it the 209th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dartha village has 64 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dartha has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Dartha is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dartha covers 38.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dartha falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dartha is Kotdwara, about 15 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 Dartha.

Dartha is about 4.0 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dartha is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 3.7 km away. Garhwal is about 4.0 km away. Kotdwāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umari Khal (under 2 km), Bilasu (under 2 km) and Saknyari (under 2 km).

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

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