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About Dwargarh Village

Dwargarh is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 295 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwargarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 405.39 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 295
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Dwargarh compares

By the 2011 count Dwargarh is the 28th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 405.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dwargarh

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

Dwargarh lies about 43 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 Dwargarh
Nearest town Mussoorie 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 22 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 43 km

Villages closest to Dwargarh

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 Dwargarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwargarh village had a population of 575. That makes it the 28th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Dwargarh village has 295 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwargarh has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Dwargarh covers 405.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dwargarh 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 Dwargarh.

Dwargarh is about 43 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dwargarh is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 8.5 km away. Dhanaulti is about 22 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 Khas Kudaun (under 2 km), Khas Kudaun Lagga Sweel (under 2 km) and Bichhu (2.0 km).

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

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