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About Dolma Village

Dolma is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 39 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolma village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 85.89 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 39
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Dolma compares

By the 2011 count Dolma is the 148th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 85.89 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1054.

Getting to Dolma

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

Dolma lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Dolma
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 32 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Dolma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munsiari 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 Dolma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolma village had a population of 75. That makes it the 148th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Dolma village has 39 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolma has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Dolma is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolma covers 85.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dolma falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dolma is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Dolma.

Dolma is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolma is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 32 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rumi Dola (under 2 km), Dhauliua Dunga (under 2 km) and Sainar (5.3 km).

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

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