About Dhunga Walara Village

Dhunga Walara is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 39 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,256 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunga Walara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunga Walara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Yamkeshwar
Pincode	246121
Area (hectares)	96.98 hectares
Population	88
Male Population	39
Female Population	49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,256
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhunga Walara compares

By the 2011 count Dhunga Walara is the 139th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 96.98 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1206.

Getting to Dhunga Walara

Dhunga Walara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhunga Walara as Available within 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 Dhunga Walara from other places

Dhunga Walara lies about 23 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Dhunga Walara
Tehsil headquarters	Yamkeshwar	5.6 km
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	23 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	23 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	23 km

Villages closest to Dhunga Walara

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 Dhunga Walara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunga Walara village had a population of 88. That makes it the 139th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Dhunga Walara village has 39 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunga Walara has about 1256 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Dhunga Walara covers 96.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhunga Walara falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhunga Walara is Rishikesh, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhunga Walara.

Dhunga Walara is about 23 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunga Walara is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 5.6 km away. Rishīkesh is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.