About Dhaikhal Village

Dhaikhal is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 122 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaikhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaikhal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Yamkeshwar
Pincode	246121
Area (hectares)	189.27 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	122
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaikhal compares

By the 2011 count Dhaikhal is the 41st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 189.27 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1206.

Getting to Dhaikhal

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

Dhaikhal lies about 14 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 23 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 Dhaikhal
District headquarters	Garhwal	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Yamkeshwar	23 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	23 km

Villages closest to Dhaikhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaikhal village had a population of 258. That makes it the 41st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Dhaikhal village has 122 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaikhal has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Dhaikhal is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaikhal covers 189.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaikhal falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhaikhal is Kotdwara, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Dhaikhal.

Dhaikhal is about 14 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaikhal is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 14 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 23 km away. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.