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About Dhanak Village

Dhanak is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 63 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,254 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanak village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246159
Area (hectares) 26.4 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 63
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,254
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 Dhanak compares

By the 2011 count Dhanak is the 226th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 26.4 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dhanak

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

Dhanak lies about 42 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Dhanak
Tehsil headquarters Pauri under 2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 42 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 49 km

Villages closest to Dhanak

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 Dhanak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanak village had a population of 142. That makes it the 226th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dhanak village has 63 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanak has about 1254 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dhanak is 246159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanak covers 26.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanak falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanak is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Dhanak.

Dhanak is about 42 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanak is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about under 2 km away. Garhwal is about 42 km away. Rishikesh is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamand (under 2 km), Olakamanda (under 2 km) and Dhandri Bichli (under 2 km).

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

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