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About Dham Dhar Village

Dham Dhar is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 115 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dham Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dham Dhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 67.08 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 115
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dham Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dham Dhar is the 76th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 67.08 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Dham Dhar

Dham Dhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dham Dhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dham Dhar from other places

Dham Dhar lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Dham Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 24 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 33 km

Villages closest to Dham Dhar

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 Dham Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dham Dhar village had a population of 242. That makes it the 76th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dham Dhar village has 115 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dham Dhar has about 1104 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 Dham Dhar is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dham Dhar covers 67.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dham Dhar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dham Dhar is Kotdwara, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dham Dhar.

Dham Dhar is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dham Dhar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chabolia (under 2 km), Babalyani (under 2 km) and Mal (under 2 km).

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

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