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About Dhari Village

Dhari is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 135 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 122.94 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 135
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
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 Dhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhari is the 33rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 122.94 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Dhari

Dhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhari 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 Dhari from other places

Dhari lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 22 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 Dhari
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 11 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km

Villages closest to Dhari

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 Dhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhari village had a population of 289. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Dhari village has 135 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhari has about 1141 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 Dhari is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhari covers 122.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhari falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhari is Rishikesh, about 22 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 Dhari.

Dhari is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhari is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 11 km away. Rishīkesh is about 22 km away. Rishikesh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhansi (under 2 km), Godi (2.4 km) and Kulajamin (2.5 km).

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

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