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About Dholi Gaon Village

Dholi Gaon is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 84 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholi Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholi Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 228.9 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 84
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholi Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dholi Gaon is the 121st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 228.9 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1013.

Getting to Dholi Gaon

Dholi Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholi Gaon 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 Dholi Gaon from other places

Dholi Gaon lies about 91 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Dholi Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 15 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km
District headquarters Nainital 91 km

Villages closest to Dholi Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhari 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 Dholi Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholi Gaon village had a population of 179. That makes it the 121st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Dholi Gaon village has 84 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholi Gaon has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dholi Gaon is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholi Gaon covers 228.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholi Gaon falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dholi Gaon is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Dholi Gaon.

Dholi Gaon is about 91 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholi Gaon is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 15 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurae (under 2 km), Takura (under 2 km) and Kotla (2.9 km).

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

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