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About Dharchula Dehat Village

Dharchula Dehat is one of the larger villages in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,205, made up of 2,917 males and 2,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharchula Dehat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharchula Dehat village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262545
Area (hectares) 644.11 hectares
Population 5,205
Male Population 2,917
Female Population 2,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
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 Dharchula Dehat compares

By the 2011 count Dharchula Dehat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 644.11 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dharchula Dehat

Dharchula Dehat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharchula Dehat 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 Dharchula Dehat from other places

Dharchula Dehat lies about 42 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 95 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 Dharchula Dehat
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula under 2 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 42 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 42 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 95 km

Villages closest to Dharchula Dehat

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 Dharchula Dehat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharchula Dehat village had a population of 5,205. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Dharchula Dehat village has 2,917 males and 2,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharchula Dehat has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Dharchula Dehat covers 644.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharchula Dehat falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharchula Dehat is Tanakpur, about 95 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 Dharchula Dehat.

Dharchula Dehat is about 42 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharchula Dehat is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about under 2 km away. Pithoragarh is about 42 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sosa (1.7 km), Kalika (5.0 km) and Majtham Payya R F (8.0 km).

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

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