About Dar Village

Dar is a mid sized village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 285 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Dharchula
Pincode	262545
Area (hectares)	296.71 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	285
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dar compares

By the 2011 count Dar is the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 296.71 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dar

Dar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dar from other places

Dar lies about 66 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 121 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 Dar
Tehsil headquarters	Dharchula	26 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	66 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	66 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	121 km

Villages closest to Dar

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.

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Common questions about Dar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dar village had a population of 560. That makes it the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Dar village has 285 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Dar covers 296.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dar falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dar is Tanakpur, about 121 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dar.

Dar is about 66 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dar is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 26 km away. Pithoragarh is about 66 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.