About Dewar Village

Dewar is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 411 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Ukhimath
Pincode	246439
Area (hectares)	241.28 hectares
Population	865
Male Population	411
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
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 Dewar compares

By the 2011 count Dewar is the 30th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 241.28 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Dewar

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

Dewar lies about 28 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 88 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 Dewar
Tehsil headquarters	Ukhimath	2.4 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	28 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	43 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	88 km

Villages closest to Dewar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewar village had a population of 865. That makes it the 30th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Dewar village has 411 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewar has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Dewar is 246439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewar covers 241.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewar falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewar is Rishikesh, about 88 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 Dewar.

Dewar is about 28 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewar is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 2.4 km away. Rudraprayag is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.