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About Dalgaon Village

Dalgaon is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 214 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,439 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249125
Area (hectares) 137.85 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 214
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,439
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 Dalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dalgaon is the 76th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 137.85 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Dalgaon

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

Dalgaon lies about 60 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Dalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 60 km

Villages closest to Dalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalgaon village had a population of 522. That makes it the 76th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Dalgaon village has 214 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalgaon has about 1439 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Dalgaon is 249125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalgaon covers 137.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalgaon falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalgaon is Kotdwara, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dalgaon.

Dalgaon is about 60 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalgaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lasyal Gaon (1.8 km), Kuran Gaon (1.9 km) and Khaseti (2.2 km).

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

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