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About Dalkyari Village

Dalkyari is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 66 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalkyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalkyari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 29.33 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 66
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalkyari compares

By the 2011 count Dalkyari is the 196th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 29.33 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Dalkyari

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

Dalkyari lies about 7.1 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Dalkyari
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 7.1 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.1 km
Nearest town Tehri 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 31 km

Villages closest to Dalkyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalkyari village had a population of 126. That makes it the 196th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dalkyari village has 66 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalkyari has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Dalkyari is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalkyari covers 29.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalkyari falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalkyari is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Dalkyari.

Dalkyari is about 7.1 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalkyari is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 7.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.1 km away. Tehri is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobra (under 2 km), Chauki May Sain (1.7 km) and Thaili Sain Name Tok (1.7 km).

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

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