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About Dom Village

Dom is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 220 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,536 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dom village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 71.83 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 220
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,536
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 Dom compares

By the 2011 count Dom is the 37th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 71.83 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Dom

Dom is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dom 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 Dom from other places

Dom lies about 89 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 19 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 Dom
Nearest town Rāmnagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 20 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 89 km

Villages closest to Dom

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 Dom

As per the Census of India 2011, Dom village had a population of 558. That makes it the 37th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Dom village has 220 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dom has about 1536 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

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

Dom covers 71.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dom falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dom is Ramnagar, about 19 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 Dom.

Dom is about 89 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dom is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Rāmnagar is about 18 km away. Ramnagar is about 19 km away. Jakholi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda (under 2 km), Dharkot (6.6 km) and Mamani (7.8 km).

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

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