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About Dhari Village

Dhari is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 32 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,344 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 22.45 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 32
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,344
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhari is the 164th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 22.45 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Dhari

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

Dhari lies about 36 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Dhari
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 16 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Dhari

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 Dhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhari village had a population of 75. That makes it the 164th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Dhari village has 32 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhari has about 1344 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Dhari is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhari covers 22.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhari falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhari is Kathgodam, about 66 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 <5 km distance for Dhari.

Dhari is about 36 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhari is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 16 km away. Almora is about 31 km away. Pithoragarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silakhet (2.7 km), Digtoli (2.8 km) and Kumalta (3.7 km).

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

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