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About Dharkot Village

Dharkot is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 61 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 50.84 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 61
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Dharkot compares

By the 2011 count Dharkot is the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 50.84 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Dharkot

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

Dharkot lies about 39 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 28 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 Dharkot
Nearest town Tehri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 39 km

Villages closest to Dharkot

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 Dharkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkot village had a population of 120. That makes it the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dharkot village has 61 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkot has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Dharkot covers 50.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharkot falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharkot is Harrawala, about 28 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 Dharkot.

Dharkot is about 39 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharkot is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 12 km away. Dunda is about 13 km away. Harrawala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musargaon (5.2 km), Jalang (6.4 km) and Chinargaon (6.6 km).

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

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