About Dhunka Village

Dhunka is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 126 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunka village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246123
Area (hectares)	78.05 hectares
Population	301
Male Population	126
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,389
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhunka compares

By the 2011 count Dhunka is the 86th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 78.05 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dhunka

Dhunka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhunka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhunka from other places

Dhunka lies about 66 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 74 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 Dhunka
Nearest town	Srīnagar	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pauri	28 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	66 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	74 km

Villages closest to Dhunka

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.

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Common questions about Dhunka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunka village had a population of 301. That makes it the 86th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dhunka village has 126 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunka has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dhunka is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunka covers 78.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhunka falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhunka is Rishikesh, about 74 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhunka.

Dhunka is about 66 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunka is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 25 km away. Pauri is about 28 km away. Garhwal is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.