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About Dhaulagi Village

Dhaulagi is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 151 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,397 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaulagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaulagi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 144.81 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 151
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,397
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaulagi compares

By the 2011 count Dhaulagi is the 70th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 144.81 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Dhaulagi

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

Dhaulagi lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Dhaulagi
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 42 km

Villages closest to Dhaulagi

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 Dhaulagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaulagi village had a population of 362. That makes it the 70th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dhaulagi village has 151 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaulagi has about 1397 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Dhaulagi covers 144.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhaulagi is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Dhaulagi.

Dhaulagi 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.

Dhaulagi 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 Amoli (under 2 km), Kwili (under 2 km) and Jakhand (1.7 km).

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

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