About Dewal Village

Dewal is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 69 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246194
Area (hectares)	16.92 hectares
Population	145
Male Population	69
Female Population	76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,101
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewal compares

By the 2011 count Dewal is the 218th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 16.92 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dewal

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

Dewal 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
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

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 Dewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal village had a population of 145. That makes it the 218th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dewal village has 69 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal has about 1101 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 is 246194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal covers 16.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewal falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewal 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dewal.

Dewal 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 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.