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About Digthol Village

Digthol is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 96 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digthol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digthol village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 69.84 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 96
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
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 Digthol compares

By the 2011 count Digthol is the 90th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 69.84 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Digthol

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

Digthol lies about 7.9 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 54 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 Digthol
District headquarters Uttarkashi 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 29 km
Nearest town Tehri 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 54 km

Villages closest to Digthol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digthol village had a population of 206. That makes it the 90th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Digthol village has 96 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digthol has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Digthol is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digthol covers 69.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Digthol falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Digthol is Dehradun, about 54 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 Digthol.

Digthol is about 7.9 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digthol is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 7.9 km away. Dunda is about 29 km away. Tehri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakon (under 2 km), Bagsari (under 2 km) and Dugal Gaon (1.8 km).

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

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