About Dowal Village

Dowal is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 72 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dowal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Satpuli
Pincode	248131
Area (hectares)	205.33 hectares
Population	172
Male Population	72
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,389
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dowal compares

By the 2011 count Dowal is the 56th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 205.33 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Dowal

Dowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dowal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhari, Dhoora, Dhounrighora and Doba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dowal village had a population of 172. That makes it the 56th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Dowal village has 72 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dowal has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Dowal is 248131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dowal covers 205.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dowal falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dowal.

Dowal is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.