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About Dikhet Village

Dikhet is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 63 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,365 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 157.84 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 63
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,365
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 Dikhet compares

By the 2011 count Dikhet is the 183rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 157.84 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1243.

Getting to Dikhet

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

Dikhet lies about 13 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Dikhet
District headquarters Garhwal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 14 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km

Villages closest to Dikhet

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 Dikhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikhet village had a population of 149. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dikhet village has 63 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikhet has about 1365 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Dikhet is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dikhet covers 157.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dikhet falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dikhet is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Dikhet.

Dikhet is about 13 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikhet is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 13 km away. Lansdowne is about 14 km away. Kotdwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Judda (under 2 km), Pawekh (under 2 km) and Deobari (under 2 km).

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

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