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About Dhekuna Village

Dhekuna is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 167 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekuna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 727.99 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 167
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekuna compares

By the 2011 count Dhekuna is the 43rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 727.99 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Dhekuna

Dhekuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhekuna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhami Kura, Dhami Phalyari, Dhapa and Dhauliua Dunga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhekuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekuna village had a population of 322. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Dhekuna village has 167 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekuna has about 928 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 Dhekuna is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekuna covers 727.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhekuna falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dhekuna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhekuna.

Dhekuna is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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