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About Dhaur Village

Dhaur is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 54 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 26.8 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 54
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaur compares

By the 2011 count Dhaur is the 287th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 26.8 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dhaur

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

Dhaur lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Dhaur
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 29 km

Villages closest to Dhaur

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 Dhaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaur village had a population of 115. That makes it the 287th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dhaur village has 54 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaur has about 1130 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 Dhaur is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaur covers 26.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaur falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhaur is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Dhaur.

Dhaur is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaur is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 28 km away. Kotdwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molkandi (under 2 km), Malethi (under 2 km) and Paniya Lagga Buranshi (4.0 km).

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

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