About Dovalya Village

Dovalya is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 109 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dovalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dovalya village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Jakholi
Pincode	246421
Area (hectares)	33.92 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	109
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dovalya compares

By the 2011 count Dovalya is the 103rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 33.92 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Dovalya

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

Dovalya lies about 104 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 22 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 Dovalya
Nearest town	Naini Tāl	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jakholi	24 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	104 km

Villages closest to Dovalya

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.

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Common questions about Dovalya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dovalya village had a population of 214. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Dovalya village has 109 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dovalya has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Dovalya is 246421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dovalya covers 33.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dovalya falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dovalya is Kathgodam, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dovalya.

Dovalya 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.

Dovalya is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Naini Tāl is about 5.0 km away. Kathgodam is about 22 km away. Jakholi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.