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About Davara Village

Davara is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 121 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Davara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Davara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 99.88 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 121
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Davara compares

By the 2011 count Davara is the 122nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 99.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Davara

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

Davara lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Davara
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 22 km

Villages closest to Davara

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 Davara

As per the Census of India 2011, Davara village had a population of 243. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Davara village has 121 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Davara has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Davara is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Davara covers 99.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Davara is Rishikesh, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Davara.

Davara is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Davara is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 16 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danara (under 2 km), Bamana (under 2 km) and Pali Dangwalon Ki (1.7 km).

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

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