About Dewal Village

Dewal is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 110 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249171
Area (hectares)	159.25 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	110
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,100
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 Dewal compares

By the 2011 count Dewal is the 107th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 159.25 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dewal

Dewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewal 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 Dewal from other places

Dewal lies about 31 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Dewal
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarhi	20 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	28 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	31 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	44 km

Villages closest to Dewal

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 Dewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal village had a population of 231. That makes it the 107th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Dewal village has 110 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Dewal covers 159.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewal falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

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

Dewal is about 31 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 20 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Uttarkashi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.