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About Dour Village

Dour is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 30 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dour village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 22.27 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 30
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 767
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 Dour compares

By the 2011 count Dour is the 351st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 22.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Dour

Dour is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dour 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. The nearest villages by name are Diyor, Dobar, Dobari and Dobariya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dour

As per the Census of India 2011, Dour village had a population of 53. That makes it the 351st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dour village has 30 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dour has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

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

Dour covers 22.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dour falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dour notes the nearest railway station 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 Dour.

Dour is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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