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About Dhari Village

Dhari is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 33 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 154.82 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 33
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhari is the 131st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 154.82 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Dhari

The census records public bus service for Dhari as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhari from other places

Dhari lies about 8.5 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 19 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 Dhari
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 8.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 8.5 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 19 km

Villages closest to Dhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satpuli 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 Dhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhari village had a population of 70. That makes it the 131st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Dhari village has 33 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhari has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Dhari is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhari covers 154.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhari falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhari is Kotdwara, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhari.

Dhari is about 8.5 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhari is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 8.2 km away. Garhwal is about 8.5 km away. Kotdwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saim (under 2 km), Maletha (1.9 km) and Maltha (1.9 km).

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

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