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About Dhankuri Village

Dhankuri is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 38 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 40.98 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 38
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 Dhankuri compares

By the 2011 count Dhankuri is the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 40.98 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Dhankuri

Dhankuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhankuri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhankuri from other places

Dhankuri lies about 93 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 28 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 Dhankuri
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 14 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 15 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 28 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 93 km

Villages closest to Dhankuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankuri village had a population of 80. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Dhankuri village has 38 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankuri has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Dhankuri is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankuri covers 40.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhankuri falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhankuri is Ramnagar, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhankuri.

Dhankuri is about 93 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankuri is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 14 km away. Naini Tāl is about 15 km away. Ramnagar 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 Rahar (6.0 km), Chandi (6.6 km) and Phalati (7.2 km).

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

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