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About Dholgaon Village

Dholgaon is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 158 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 287.42 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 158
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
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 Dholgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dholgaon is the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 287.42 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1076.

Getting to Dholgaon

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

Dholgaon lies about 22 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 31 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 Dholgaon
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 3.0 km
District headquarters Nainital 22 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 22 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 31 km

Villages closest to Dholgaon

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 Dholgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholgaon village had a population of 342. That makes it the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Dholgaon village has 158 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholgaon has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Dholgaon is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholgaon covers 287.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholgaon falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dholgaon is Ramnagar, about 31 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 Dholgaon.

Dholgaon is about 22 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholgaon is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 3.0 km away. Nainital is about 22 km away. Naini Tāl 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 Sunsyari (under 2 km), Digthari (under 2 km) and Haldyani (under 2 km).

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

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