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About Dhunar Gaon Village

Dhunar Gaon is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 31 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 14.4 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 31
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhunar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhunar Gaon is the 173rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 14.4 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Dhunar Gaon

Dhunar Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhunar Gaon as Available within <5 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 Dhunar Gaon from other places

Dhunar Gaon lies about 41 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 9.9 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 Dhunar Gaon
Nearest town Rishīkesh 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 41 km

Villages closest to Dhunar Gaon

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 Dhunar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunar Gaon village had a population of 56. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Dhunar Gaon village has 31 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunar Gaon has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Dhunar Gaon covers 14.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhunar Gaon falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhunar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 9.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhunar Gaon.

Dhunar Gaon is about 41 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunar Gaon is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 9.4 km away. Rishikesh is about 9.9 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paliyal Gaon (2.2 km), Patna (2.7 km) and Haldogi (3.3 km).

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

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