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About Dhighar Kholi Village

Dhighar Kholi is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 13 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,692 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhighar Kholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhighar Kholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 28.44 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 13
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,692
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 Dhighar Kholi compares

By the 2011 count Dhighar Kholi is the 257th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 28.44 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Dhighar Kholi

Dhighar Kholi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhighar Kholi 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 Dhighar Kholi from other places

Dhighar Kholi lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 45 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 Dhighar Kholi
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 45 km

Villages closest to Dhighar Kholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 Dhighar Kholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhighar Kholi village had a population of 35. That makes it the 257th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Dhighar Kholi village has 13 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhighar Kholi has about 1692 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Dhighar Kholi is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhighar Kholi covers 28.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhighar Kholi falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhighar Kholi is Tanakpur, about 45 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 Dhighar Kholi.

Dhighar Kholi is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhighar Kholi is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makholi Suji Bisodi (under 2 km), Tunkholi (under 2 km) and Patan (2.2 km).

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

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