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About Dhikal Gaon Village

Dhikal Gaon is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 85 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhikal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhikal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 67.27 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 85
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhikal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhikal Gaon is the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 67.27 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dhikal Gaon

Dhikal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhikal Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chhiwala, Darmara, Devdhung and Dhakaraa. 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.

Common questions about Dhikal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhikal Gaon village had a population of 172. That makes it the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Dhikal Gaon village has 85 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhikal Gaon has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Dhikal Gaon is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhikal Gaon covers 67.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhikal Gaon falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhikal Gaon.

Dhikal Gaon is in Puraula 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.

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

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