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About Dhar Gaon Village

Dhar Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 24 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248179, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 248179
Area (hectares) 36.25 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 24
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Dhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 36.25 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dhar Gaon

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

Dhar Gaon lies about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 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 Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 28 km
Nearest town Tehri 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Dhar Gaon

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 Dhar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Gaon village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Dhar Gaon village has 24 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Gaon has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Gaon is 248179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Gaon covers 36.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Gaon is Dehradun, about 46 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 Dhar Gaon.

Dhar Gaon is about 28 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 Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 24 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 28 km away. Tehri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matholi (6.1 km), Dhanolti (6.6 km) and Mair (9.2 km).

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

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