About Dhampur Village

Dhampur is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 113 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhampur village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Puraula
Pincode	249185
Area (hectares)	21.05 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	113
Female Population	123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhampur compares

By the 2011 count Dhampur is the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 21.05 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dhampur

Dhampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhampur as Available within 5 - 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 Dhampur from other places

Dhampur lies about 5.1 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Dhampur
Tehsil headquarters	Puraula	5.1 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	5.1 km
Nearest town	Tehri	34 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	60 km

Villages closest to Dhampur

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.

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Common questions about Dhampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhampur village had a population of 236. That makes it the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Dhampur village has 113 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhampur has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

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

Dhampur covers 21.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhampur falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhampur is Dehradun, about 60 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhampur.

Dhampur is about 5.1 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhampur is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 5.1 km away. Uttarkashi is about 5.1 km away. Tehri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.