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About Dhamund Village

Dhamund is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 40 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamund village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 124.28 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 40
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamund compares

By the 2011 count Dhamund is the 356th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 124.28 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dhamund

Dhamund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamund as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhamund from other places

Dhamund lies about 63 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 62 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 Dhamund
Nearest town Srīnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 62 km
District headquarters Garhwal 63 km

Villages closest to Dhamund

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 Dhamund

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamund village had a population of 90. That makes it the 356th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dhamund village has 40 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamund has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

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

Dhamund covers 124.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamund falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhamund is Rishikesh, about 62 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamund.

Dhamund 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.

Dhamund is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Rishikesh is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taklana (3.3 km), Ayal (5.9 km) and Dandal Gaon (6.2 km).

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

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