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About Dhulet Village

Dhulet is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 340 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 159.2 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 340
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhulet compares

By the 2011 count Dhulet is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 159.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Dhulet

Dhulet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhulet as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhulet from other places

Dhulet lies about 47 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 58 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 Dhulet
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 47 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 58 km

Villages closest to Dhulet

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 Dhulet

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulet village had a population of 706. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dhulet village has 340 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulet has about 1076 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 Dhulet is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulet covers 159.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhulet falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhulet is Kotdwara, about 58 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhulet.

Dhulet is about 47 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhulet is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 47 km away. Kotdwara is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharsar (under 2 km), Saiji (2.4 km) and Chauri (3.6 km).

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

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