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About Dhakrauli Village

Dhakrauli is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 114 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakrauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakrauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 75.41 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 114
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,202
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 Dhakrauli compares

By the 2011 count Dhakrauli is the 107th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 75.41 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dhakrauli

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

Dhakrauli lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 24 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 Dhakrauli
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 5.5 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Dhakrauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 Dhakrauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakrauli village had a population of 251. That makes it the 107th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Dhakrauli village has 114 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakrauli has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhakrauli is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakrauli covers 75.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakrauli falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhakrauli is Dehradun, about 24 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 Dhakrauli.

Dhakrauli is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakrauli is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 5.5 km away. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goran (under 2 km), Bhaim (under 2 km) and Madhe Aluchek Phidogi (under 2 km).

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

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