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About Dhariyana Village

Dhariyana is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 85 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,576 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhariyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhariyana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 85
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,576
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhariyana compares

By the 2011 count Dhariyana is the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Dhariyana

Dhariyana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhariyana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhariyana from other places

Dhariyana lies about 78 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 43 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 Dhariyana
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 4.8 km
Nearest town Almora 26 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 43 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 78 km

Villages closest to Dhariyana

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 Dhariyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhariyana village had a population of 219. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Dhariyana village has 85 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhariyana has about 1576 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

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

Dhariyana covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhariyana falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhariyana is Ramnagar, about 43 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhariyana.

Dhariyana is about 78 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhariyana is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 4.8 km away. Almora is about 26 km away. Ramnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhariyaj (under 2 km), Badhani (1.6 km) and Rayari (2.4 km).

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

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