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About Dhar Kuri Village

Dhar Kuri is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 200 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,535 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Kuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Kuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 92.56 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 200
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,535
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Kuri compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Kuri is the 43rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 92.56 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Dhar Kuri

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

Dhar Kuri lies about 104 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 23 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 Dhar Kuri
Nearest town Naini Tāl 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 22 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 23 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 104 km

Villages closest to Dhar Kuri

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 Dhar Kuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Kuri village had a population of 507. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Dhar Kuri village has 200 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Kuri has about 1535 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Kuri is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Kuri covers 92.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar Kuri falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Kuri is Kathgodam, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Dhar Kuri.

Dhar Kuri is about 104 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Kuri is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Naini Tāl is about 11 km away. Jakholi is about 22 km away. Kathgodam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurchholi (under 2 km), Dobh (4.3 km) and Phalati (7.3 km).

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

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