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About Dhaniya Khan Village

Dhaniya Khan is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 87 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaniya Khan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniya Khan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 202.57 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 87
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Dhaniya Khan compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniya Khan is the 154th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 202.57 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Dhaniya Khan

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

Dhaniya Khan lies about 40 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 90 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 Dhaniya Khan
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 6.0 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 40 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 40 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 90 km

Villages closest to Dhaniya Khan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 Dhaniya Khan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniya Khan village had a population of 168. That makes it the 154th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dhaniya Khan village has 87 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniya Khan has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniya Khan is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniya Khan covers 202.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaniya Khan falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhaniya Khan is Kathgodam, about 90 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 Dhaniya Khan.

Dhaniya Khan is about 40 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaniya Khan is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 6.0 km away. Pithoragarh is about 40 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lwathi (under 2 km), Dungra (2.2 km) and Danaula (4.9 km).

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

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