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About Dewald Gaon Village

Dewald Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 67 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,463 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewald Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewald Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 88.1 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 67
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,463
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewald Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dewald Gaon is the 170th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 88.1 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Dewald Gaon

Dewald Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewald Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dewald Gaon from other places

Dewald Gaon lies about 9.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 45 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 Dewald Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 9.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 9.3 km
Nearest town Tehri 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 45 km

Villages closest to Dewald Gaon

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 Dewald Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewald Gaon village had a population of 165. That makes it the 170th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dewald Gaon village has 67 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewald Gaon has about 1463 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Dewald Gaon is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewald Gaon covers 88.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewald Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewald Gaon is Harrawala, about 45 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dewald Gaon.

Dewald Gaon is about 9.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewald Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 9.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 9.3 km away. Tehri is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanji (under 2 km), Dang (under 2 km) and Bajela Chak Tyurna (3.3 km).

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

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