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About Dor Village

Dor is a mid sized village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 300 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dor village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 161.07 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 300
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dor compares

By the 2011 count Dor is the 14th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 161.07 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Dor

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

Dor lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 37 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 Dor
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 26 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 37 km

Villages closest to Dor

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 Dor

As per the Census of India 2011, Dor village had a population of 620. That makes it the 14th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Dor village has 300 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dor has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Dor is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dor covers 161.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dor falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dor is Tanakpur, about 37 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 Dor.

Dor is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dor is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 26 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghat Ghorgari (22 km), Ghatdhar (22 km) and Sana (31 km).

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

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