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About Dhor Pali Village

Dhor Pali is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 131 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhor Pali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhor Pali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 123.78 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 131
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhor Pali compares

By the 2011 count Dhor Pali is the 40th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 123.78 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Dhor Pali

Dhor Pali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhor Pali as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhor Pali from other places

Dhor Pali lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Dhor Pali
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 18 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Dhor Pali

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.

Common questions about Dhor Pali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhor Pali village had a population of 261. That makes it the 40th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Dhor Pali village has 131 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhor Pali has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Dhor Pali covers 123.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhor Pali falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhor Pali is Kotdwara, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhor Pali.

Dhor Pali is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhor Pali is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 18 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Papari (2.5 km) and Amari Malli (2.9 km).

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

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