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About Dhari Village

Dhari is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 178 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 263134
Area (hectares) 157.94 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 178
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhari is the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 157.94 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Dhari

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

Dhari lies about 13 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 29 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 Betalghat 12 km
District headquarters Nainital 13 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 13 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 29 km

Villages closest to Dhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Betalghat 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 343. That makes it the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Dhari village has 178 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhari has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Dhari is 263134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhari covers 157.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhari falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhari is Kathgodam, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhari.

Dhari is about 13 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhari is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 12 km away. Nainital is about 13 km away. Naini Tāl is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raheli (2.5 km), Thapli (2.9 km) and Malla Bardho (3.2 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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