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About Dhar Payakoti Village

Dhar Payakoti is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 416 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Payakoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Payakoti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 129.2 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 416
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Payakoti compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Payakoti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 129.2 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Dhar Payakoti

Dhar Payakoti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhar Payakoti as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhar Payakoti from other places

Dhar Payakoti lies about 4.6 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Dhar Payakoti
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 4.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.6 km
Nearest town Tehri 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Dhar Payakoti

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 Dhar Payakoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Payakoti village had a population of 906. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dhar Payakoti village has 416 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Payakoti has about 1178 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 Dhar Payakoti is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Payakoti covers 129.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhar Payakoti falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Payakoti is Rishikesh, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhar Payakoti.

Dhar Payakoti is about 4.6 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Payakoti is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 4.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.6 km away. Tehri is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti Chalayion Kee (under 2 km), Koti Gusaen Ki (under 2 km) and Koti Lagga Tungi (under 2 km).

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

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