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About Dharara Village

Dharara is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 75 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 49.33 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 75
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharara compares

By the 2011 count Dharara is the 167th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 49.33 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 Dharara

Dharara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dharara from other places

Dharara lies about 54 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 20 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 Dharara
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 31 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 54 km

Villages closest to Dharara

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 Dharara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharara village had a population of 164. That makes it the 167th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Dharara village has 75 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharara has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Dharara covers 49.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharara is Dehradun, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharara.

Dharara is about 54 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharara is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 20 km away. Dhanaulti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoli (3.8 km), Kandriyana (5.3 km) and Masras (5.9 km).

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

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