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About Dadal Village

Dadal is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 98 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 48.76 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 98
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
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 Dadal compares

By the 2011 count Dadal is the 75th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 48.76 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Dadal

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

Dadal lies about 35 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Dadal
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 8.1 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 35 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Dadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadal village had a population of 215. That makes it the 75th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Dadal village has 98 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadal has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Dadal is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadal covers 48.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadal falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dadal is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Dadal.

Dadal is about 35 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadal is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 8.1 km away. Pithoragarh is about 35 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pankhu R F (under 2 km), Asur (under 2 km) and Masuriya (under 2 km).

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

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