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About Dharsal Gaon Village

Dharsal Gaon is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 362 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharsal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharsal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 50.17 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 362
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharsal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dharsal Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 50.17 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Dharsal Gaon

Dharsal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharsal Gaon as Available within village. 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 Dharsal Gaon from other places

Dharsal Gaon lies about 7.2 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Dharsal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 7.2 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Dharsal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehri 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 Dharsal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharsal Gaon village had a population of 688. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Dharsal Gaon village has 362 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharsal Gaon has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Dharsal Gaon is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharsal Gaon covers 50.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharsal Gaon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharsal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharsal Gaon.

Dharsal Gaon is about 7.2 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharsal Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 7.2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.2 km away. Rishikesh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nail Malla (under 2 km), Nail Talla (under 2 km) and Bandrauli Chak Jaledimadhe (under 2 km).

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

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