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About Dikoliya Village

Dikoliya is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 127 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikoliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikoliya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 131.12 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 127
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
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 Dikoliya compares

By the 2011 count Dikoliya is the 63rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 131.12 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Dikoliya

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

Dikoliya lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Dikoliya
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Dikoliya

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 Dikoliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikoliya village had a population of 275. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dikoliya village has 127 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikoliya has about 1165 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 Dikoliya is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dikoliya covers 131.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dikoliya falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dikoliya is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Dikoliya.

Dikoliya is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikoliya is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajarjal (under 2 km), Jhart (under 2 km) and Babalyani (1.6 km).

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

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