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About Dhugeti Village

Dhugeti is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 231 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhugeti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhugeti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 561.82 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 231
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Dhugeti compares

By the 2011 count Dhugeti is the 41st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 561.82 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 Dhugeti

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

Dhugeti lies about 27 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 85 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 Dhugeti
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 85 km

Villages closest to Dhugeti

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 Dhugeti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhugeti village had a population of 446. That makes it the 41st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dhugeti village has 231 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhugeti 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 Dhugeti is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhugeti covers 561.82 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.

Dhugeti falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhugeti is Tanakpur, about 85 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 Dhugeti.

Dhugeti is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhugeti is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghimali (under 2 km), Chupra Khet (1.7 km) and Bhaisyudi Sandev R F (1.8 km).

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

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