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About Dadkhil Village

Dadkhil is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 29 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,517 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadkhil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadkhil village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 105.3 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 29
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,517
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 Dadkhil compares

By the 2011 count Dadkhil is the 314th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 105.3 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1285.

Getting to Dadkhil

Dadkhil is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dadkhil 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 Dadkhil from other places

Dadkhil lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 60 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 Dadkhil
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 12 km
Nearest town Pauri 41 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 60 km

Villages closest to Dadkhil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadkhil village had a population of 73. That makes it the 314th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Dadkhil village has 29 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadkhil has about 1517 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Dadkhil is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadkhil covers 105.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dadkhil falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dadkhil is Ramnagar, about 60 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 Dadkhil.

Dadkhil is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadkhil is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 12 km away. Pauri is about 41 km away. Garhwal is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danda Khil (under 2 km), Gadkhark Malla (under 2 km) and Dumlikot (under 2 km).

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

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