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About Dewal Gaon Village

Dewal Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 30 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 20.46 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 30
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dewal Gaon is the 432nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 20.46 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1259.

Getting to Dewal Gaon

Dewal Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dewal Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dewal Gaon from other places

Dewal Gaon lies about 63 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Dewal Gaon
Nearest town Tehri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 41 km
District headquarters Garhwal 63 km

Villages closest to Dewal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Dewal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal Gaon village had a population of 62. That makes it the 432nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dewal Gaon village has 30 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal Gaon has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dewal Gaon is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal Gaon covers 20.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewal Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 41 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dewal Gaon.

Dewal Gaon is about 63 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 10 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Rishikesh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewal (under 2 km), Dhawri Lagga Dewal (under 2 km) and Sundoli (2.4 km).

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

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