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About Dharwal Goan Village

Dharwal Goan is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 267 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharwal Goan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharwal Goan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249132
Area (hectares) 75.14 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 267
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharwal Goan compares

By the 2011 count Dharwal Goan is the 32nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 75.14 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Dharwal Goan

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

Dharwal Goan lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 38 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 Dharwal Goan
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 38 km

Villages closest to Dharwal Goan

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 Dharwal Goan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharwal Goan village had a population of 542. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Dharwal Goan village has 267 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharwal Goan has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Dharwal Goan is 249132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharwal Goan covers 75.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharwal Goan falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharwal Goan is Harrawala, about 38 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 Dharwal Goan.

Dharwal Goan is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharwal Goan is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Harrawala is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Syansu (under 2 km), Chham (1.6 km) and Dharogi (2.2 km).

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

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