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About Dikhol Gaon Village

Dikhol Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 30 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikhol Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikhol Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 52.31 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 30
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
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 Dikhol Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dikhol Gaon is the 263rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 52.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Dikhol Gaon

Dikhol Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dikhol 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 Dikhol Gaon from other places

Dikhol Gaon lies about 8.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, 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 Dikhol Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 8.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.3 km
Nearest town Tehri 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 32 km

Villages closest to Dikhol 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 Dikhol Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikhol Gaon village had a population of 69. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dikhol Gaon village has 30 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikhol Gaon has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Dikhol Gaon covers 52.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Dikhol Gaon is about 8.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikhol Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 8.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.3 km away. Tehri is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nail Toranu (2.1 km), Bhaisakot (2.4 km) and Budkot (2.4 km).

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

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