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About Dhar Pangu Village

Dhar Pangu is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 67 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Pangu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Pangu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262545
Area (hectares) 117.91 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 67
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
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 Dhar Pangu compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Pangu is the 61st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 117.91 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 984.

Getting to Dhar Pangu

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

Dhar Pangu lies about 57 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 110 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 Dhar Pangu
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 57 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 57 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 110 km

Villages closest to Dhar Pangu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharchula 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 Dhar Pangu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Pangu village had a population of 143. That makes it the 61st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Dhar Pangu village has 67 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Pangu has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Pangu is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Pangu covers 117.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Pangu falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Pangu is Tanakpur, about 110 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 Dhar Pangu.

Dhar Pangu is about 57 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Pangu is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 57 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khela (2.9 km), Jyoti Pangu (3.2 km) and Pangla (7.3 km).

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

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