About Dhound Village

Dhound is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 164 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhound Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhound village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	THALISAIN
Pincode	246275
Area (hectares)	303.45 hectares
Population	349
Male Population	164
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhound compares

By the 2011 count Dhound is the 78th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 303.45 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1285.

Getting to Dhound

Dhound is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhound 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhound from other places

Dhound lies about 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 56 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 Dhound
Tehsil headquarters	THALISAIN	10 km
Nearest town	Pauri	37 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	46 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	56 km

Villages closest to Dhound

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.

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Common questions about Dhound

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhound village had a population of 349. That makes it the 78th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Dhound village has 164 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhound has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Dhound is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhound covers 303.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhound falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhound is Kotdwara, about 56 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 10+ km distance for Dhound.

Dhound is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhound is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 10 km away. Pauri is about 37 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.