About Dhuink Village

Dhuink is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 213 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuink Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuink village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249171
Area (hectares)	409.26 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	213
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuink compares

By the 2011 count Dhuink is the 51st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 409.26 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dhuink

Dhuink is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhuink as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuink from other places

Dhuink lies about 39 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 36 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 Dhuink
Nearest town	Mussoorie	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarhi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	36 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	39 km

Villages closest to Dhuink

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuink village had a population of 424. That makes it the 51st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Dhuink village has 213 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuink has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dhuink is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuink covers 409.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhuink falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhuink is Dehradun, about 36 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 village for Dhuink.

Dhuink is about 39 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhuink is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 21 km away. Rajgarhi is about 30 km away. Dehradun is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.