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About Dwari Village

Dwari is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 192 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 226.06 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 192
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dwari compares

By the 2011 count Dwari is the 57th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 226.06 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dwari

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

Dwari lies about 19 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 78 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 Dwari
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari under 2 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 19 km
Nearest town Tehri 48 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 78 km

Villages closest to Dwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwari village had a population of 401. That makes it the 57th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Dwari village has 192 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwari has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dwari is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dwari covers 226.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dwari falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dwari is Dehradun, about 78 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 village for Dwari.

Dwari is about 19 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dwari is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about under 2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 19 km away. Tehri is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwari (under 2 km), Pahi (under 2 km) and Raithal (2.0 km).

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

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