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About Dhangli Village

Dhangli is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 114 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 313.05 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 114
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 Dhangli compares

By the 2011 count Dhangli is the 78th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 313.05 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Dhangli

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

Dhangli lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Dhangli
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 10 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Dhangli

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 Dhangli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangli village had a population of 240. That makes it the 78th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dhangli village has 114 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangli has about 1105 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 Dhangli is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangli covers 313.05 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.

Dhangli falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhangli is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Dhangli.

Dhangli is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangli is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 10 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedur Gaon (under 2 km), Sandrana (under 2 km) and Agrora (1.8 km).

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

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