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About Dhara Village

Dhara is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 62 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 29.4 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 62
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhara is the 88th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 29.4 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dhara

Dhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhara from other places

Dhara lies about 64 km from Uttarkashi. 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 Dhara
Tehsil headquarters Mori 15 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 64 km
Nearest town Shimla 70 km

Villages closest to Dhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhara village had a population of 114. That makes it the 88th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Dhara village has 62 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhara has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Dhara is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhara covers 29.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhara falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhara.

Dhara is about 64 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhara is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 15 km away. Uttarkashi is about 64 km away. Shimla is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnali (under 2 km), Thapali (under 2 km) and Jagta (under 2 km).

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

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