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About Dhaulkot Village

Dhaulkot is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 76 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 697 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaulkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaulkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262543
Area (hectares) 196.41 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 76
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 697
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 Dhaulkot compares

By the 2011 count Dhaulkot is the 192nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 196.41 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Dhaulkot

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

Dhaulkot lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 87 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 Dhaulkot
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 8.3 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 87 km

Villages closest to Dhaulkot

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 Dhaulkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaulkot village had a population of 129. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dhaulkot village has 76 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaulkot has about 697 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Dhaulkot is 262543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaulkot covers 196.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaulkot falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhaulkot is Kathgodam, about 87 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 Dhaulkot.

Dhaulkot is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaulkot is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 8.3 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chausal (2.6 km), Sirtoli (2.7 km) and Sitoli (2.7 km).

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

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