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About Tachhila Village

Tachhila is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 88 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tachhila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tachhila village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 73.97 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 88
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tachhila compares

By the 2011 count Tachhila is the 165th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 73.97 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Tachhila

Tachhila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tachhila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tachhila from other places

Tachhila lies about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 15 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 Tachhila
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 9.0 km
Nearest town Rāipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 30 km

Villages closest to Tachhila

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 Tachhila

As per the Census of India 2011, Tachhila village had a population of 166. That makes it the 165th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Tachhila village has 88 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tachhila has about 886 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 Tachhila is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tachhila covers 73.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tachhila is Dehradun, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tachhila.

Tachhila is about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tachhila is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 9.0 km away. Rāipur is about 11 km away. Dehradun is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhan Chula (2.0 km), Ghena (2.6 km) and Kanda Lagga Timliyal Gaon (3.1 km).

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

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