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About Dewali Village

Dewali is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 43 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 28.19 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 43
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewali compares

By the 2011 count Dewali is the 238th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 28.19 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Dewali

Dewali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dewali from other places

Dewali lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Dewali
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Dewali

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 Dewali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewali village had a population of 92. That makes it the 238th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Dewali village has 43 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewali has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Dewali is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewali covers 28.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewali falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewali is Tanakpur, about 80 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewali.

Dewali is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewali is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 20 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amali (under 2 km), Chaliya Gaon (under 2 km) and Dwali Sera (under 2 km).

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

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