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About Diwai Village

Diwai is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 143 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diwai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246143
Area (hectares) 76.5 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 143
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diwai compares

By the 2011 count Diwai is the 93rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 76.5 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Diwai

Diwai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Diwai as Available within 10+ 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 Diwai from other places

Diwai lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 23 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 Diwai
Nearest town Rishīkesh 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km

Villages closest to Diwai

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 Diwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Diwai village had a population of 285. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Diwai village has 143 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diwai has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Diwai is 246143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diwai covers 76.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Diwai falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Diwai is Rishikesh, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Diwai.

Diwai is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diwai is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 22 km away. Rishikesh is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godi (1.7 km), Godinda (1.7 km) and Godisera (1.7 km).

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

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