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About Dhaniakote Village

Dhaniakote is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 154 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaniakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniakote village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 40.82 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 154
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniakote compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniakote is the 39th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 40.82 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Dhaniakote

Dhaniakote is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhaniakote as Available within <5 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 Dhaniakote from other places

Dhaniakote lies about 11 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 27 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 Dhaniakote
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 3.4 km
District headquarters Nainital 11 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 11 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 27 km

Villages closest to Dhaniakote

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Dhaniakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniakote village had a population of 312. That makes it the 39th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dhaniakote village has 154 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniakote has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniakote is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniakote covers 40.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaniakote falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhaniakote is Kathgodam, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Dhaniakote.

Dhaniakote is about 11 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaniakote is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 3.4 km away. Nainital is about 11 km away. Naini Tāl is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauna (under 2 km), Haroli (1.6 km) and Bajeri (1.6 km).

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

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