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About Dovalga Thalan Village

Dovalga Thalan is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 10 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dovalga Thalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dovalga Thalan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 28.52 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 10
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Dovalga Thalan compares

By the 2011 count Dovalga Thalan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 28.52 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dovalga Thalan

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

Dovalga Thalan lies about 3.7 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Dovalga Thalan
District headquarters Uttarkashi 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 19 km
Nearest town Tehri 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Dovalga Thalan

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 Dovalga Thalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dovalga Thalan village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Dovalga Thalan village has 10 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dovalga Thalan has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dovalga Thalan is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dovalga Thalan covers 28.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dovalga Thalan falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dovalga Thalan is Dehradun, about 60 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 Dovalga Thalan.

Dovalga Thalan is about 3.7 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dovalga Thalan is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 3.7 km away. Bhatwari is about 19 km away. Tehri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalan (under 2 km), Sara (under 2 km) and Sarag (under 2 km).

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

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