About Fold Village

Fold is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 674 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fold Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fold village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249151
Area (hectares)	136.77 hectares
Population	1,298
Male Population	674
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Fold compares

By the 2011 count Fold is the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 136.77 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Fold

Fold is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fold 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. The nearest villages by name are Diwali, Dugal Gaon, Dunda and Dunda Range. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Fold

As per the Census of India 2011, Fold village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Fold village has 674 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fold has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Fold covers 136.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fold falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Fold notes the nearest railway station 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 Fold.

Fold is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.