About Dewal Village

Dewal is a mid sized village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 704 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Didihat
Pincode	262543
Area (hectares)	418.31 hectares
Population	1,434
Male Population	704
Female Population	730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewal compares

By the 2011 count Dewal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 418.31 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Dewal

Dewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dewal from other places

Dewal lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Dewal
Tehsil headquarters	Didihat	26 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	34 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	69 km

Villages closest to Dewal

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.

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Common questions about Dewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal village had a population of 1,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dewal village has 704 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Dewal covers 418.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewal falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewal is Kathgodam, about 69 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dewal.

Dewal 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.

Dewal is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 26 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.