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About Dokhari Village

Dokhari is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 18 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 722 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 86.33 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 18
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 722
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokhari compares

By the 2011 count Dokhari is the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 86.33 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dokhari

Dokhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dokhari as Available within 10+ 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 Dokhari from other places

Dokhari lies about 26 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 44 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 Dokhari
Nearest town Tehri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 26 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 26 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 44 km

Villages closest to Dokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokhari village had a population of 31. That makes it the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Dokhari village has 18 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokhari has about 722 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Dokhari covers 86.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokhari falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dokhari is Harrawala, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dokhari.

Dokhari is about 26 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokhari is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 12 km away. Puraula is about 26 km away. Uttarkashi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahargaon (6.6 km), Chhamrotta (9.4 km) and Darmara (9.4 km).

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

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