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About Dhela Village

Dhela is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 732 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhela village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 188.34 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 732
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Dhela compares

By the 2011 count Dhela is the 19th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 188.34 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dhela

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

Dhela lies about 44 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Pirumadara, about 11 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 Dhela
Nearest railway station Pirumadara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 13 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 13 km
District headquarters Nainital 44 km

Villages closest to Dhela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhela village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 19th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Dhela village has 732 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhela has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dhela is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhela covers 188.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhela falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhela is Pirumadara, about 11 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 Dhela.

Dhela is about 44 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhela is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Pirumadara is about 11 km away. Ramnagar is about 13 km away. Rāmnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sewal Khaliya (7.7 km), Devpur Banstila (7.9 km) and Himmatpur Andhoriya (8.3 km).

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

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