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About Dewalchor Village

Dewalchor is a small village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 231 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewalchor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewalchor village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kaladhungi
Pincode 263140
Area (hectares) 53.12 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 231
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewalchor compares

By the 2011 count Dewalchor is the 31st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 53.12 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dewalchor

Dewalchor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewalchor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewalchor from other places

Dewalchor lies about 19 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Gularbhoj, about 17 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 Dewalchor
Tehsil headquarters Kaladhungi 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Gularbhoj 17 km
District headquarters Nainital 19 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 19 km

Villages closest to Dewalchor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaladhungi 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 Dewalchor

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewalchor village had a population of 484. That makes it the 31st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Dewalchor village has 231 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewalchor has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dewalchor is 263140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewalchor covers 53.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewalchor falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewalchor is Gularbhoj, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dewalchor.

Dewalchor is about 19 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewalchor is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Kaladhungi is about 3.1 km away. Gularbhoj is about 17 km away. Nainital is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puranpur (under 2 km), Bail Parao Range (under 2 km) and Chintapur (under 2 km).

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

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