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About Dikholi Village

Dikholi is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 154 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 55.94 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 154
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dikholi compares

By the 2011 count Dikholi is the 63rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 55.94 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Dikholi

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

Dikholi lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Dikholi
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 19 km
Nearest town Tehri 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 43 km

Villages closest to Dikholi

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 Dikholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikholi village had a population of 317. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dikholi village has 154 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikholi has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Dikholi is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dikholi covers 55.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dikholi falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dikholi is Dehradun, about 43 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 Dikholi.

Dikholi is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikholi is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Dunda is about 19 km away. Tehri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharasu Range (under 2 km), Patara (3.5 km) and Budhargaon (3.6 km).

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

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