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About Dohniya Village

Dohniya is a mid sized village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 324 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohniya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kaladhungi
Pincode 263139
Area (hectares) 85.17 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 324
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dohniya compares

By the 2011 count Dohniya is the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 85.17 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dohniya

Dohniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dohniya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dohniya from other places

Dohniya lies about 16 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 16 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 Dohniya
Tehsil headquarters Kaladhungi 13 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 15 km
District headquarters Nainital 16 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 16 km

Villages closest to Dohniya

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 Dohniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohniya village had a population of 643. That makes it the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Dohniya village has 324 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohniya has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dohniya is 263139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohniya covers 85.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dohniya falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dohniya is Ramnagar, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dohniya.

Dohniya is about 16 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohniya is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Kaladhungi is about 13 km away. Rāmnagar is about 15 km away. Nainital is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathujala (under 2 km), Khimaua Pipal (under 2 km) and Kalyanpur (under 2 km).

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

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