Sunday, 1 November 2026
★ Revenue village · Pauri tehsil · Pauri Garhwal ★

Dhanak

Pauri tehsil
Pincode 246001
Area 26 ha
Unclaimed · official records only

Dhanak is a revenue village in Pauri tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. It had a population of 142 in 30 households (Census 2011).

Are you from Dhanak?Claim it — it's free.

ShareWhatsAppXFacebookTelegram
Census 2011 Snapshot

142 souls. 30 homes.

Pauri tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand.

142
Population
30
Households
68.5%
Literacy
1,254
Sex ratio
26 ha
Total area
57
Workforce
LGD 46192Source: Census 2011 + LGD
Coming up
  • Diwali (Deepavali)
  • Naraka Chaturdasi
  • Uttarakhand Foundation Day
Uttarakhand calendar →

Dhanak today

Nearest mandi prices
  • Bhindi(Ladies Finger)₹1,200Kotadwara APMC · 31 Oct 2026
  • Bottle gourd₹900Kotadwara APMC · 31 Oct 2026
  • Brinjal₹1,000Kotadwara APMC · 31 Oct 2026
₹/quintal (modal). Latest reports from markets in Pauri Garhwal district. These are wholesale mandi prices, not the price in Dhanak.All markets →
In context · Census 2011 · LGD

Dhanak at a glance

Dhanak is a mid-sized village of Pauri tehsil: 142 people in 30 households (Census 2011), 258th of its 731 inhabited villages by population. Literacy stood at 68.5%, below Pauri Garhwal district's 80.4% (Pauri tehsil: 79.0%), while the sex ratio was 1,254 women per 1,000 men, above the district's 1,144. It falls under Bichale Dhandare gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 246001. The village covers 26 hectares — about 0.26 km², or roughly 538 people per km² (Census 2011). Its nearest mapped neighbour is Kamand, about 0.5 km away in a straight line.

Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction

Gram panchayat: Bichale Dhandare →

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
Gram panchayat
Bichale Dhandare
Sarpanch not yet verified

Are you the sarpanch of Dhanak? Verify with your election certificate or a panchayat letter to publish official updates here. Verify as sarpanch

Suggest an edit · Edit history

LGD village code46192
Census 2011 code46192
Gram panchayatBichale Dhandare · LGD 24765
Pincode246001
TehsilPauri · LGD 307
Male / Female63 / 79 · Census 2011
Area26 ha · Census 2011
Coordinates30.1541° N, 78.7916° E
Lok SabhaGarhwal · Anil Baluni (BJP)
AssemblyPauri · Rajkumar Pori (BJP)

Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction

Development block
Pauri Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
Self-help groups
0 self-help groups with 0 members (2025-26) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30
Height
about 1,045 m above sea level At Dhanak's map point, from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 surface model (~90 m cells). Copernicus DEM GLO-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

Gram panchayat

Dhanak is in the Bichale Dhandare gram panchayat.

Other villages in Bichale Dhandare

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

Gram panchayat and sarpanch of Dhanak →

Census 2011 · in context

How Dhanak compares

By population, Dhanak ranks #258 of 731 inhabited villages in Pauri tehsil.

Literacy rate%
68.5%
−10.5% vs Pauri tehsil average
Dhanak
68.5%
Pauri tehsil
79.0%
Pauri Garhwal district
80.4%
Sex ratio♀ per 1000 ♂
1,254
+68 vs Pauri tehsil average
Dhanak
1,254
Pauri tehsil
1,186
Pauri Garhwal district
1,144
Household sizepeople per home
4.7
+0.8 vs Pauri tehsil average
Dhanak
4.7
Pauri tehsil
3.9
Pauri Garhwal district
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.

Official dataCensus 2011Report a correction

What Dhanak had in Census 2011

  • Primary school Available · 1 in the village
  • Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Treated tap water Not available
  • All-weather road Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Public bus service Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Power for homes Available
  • Commercial bank Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Mobile phone coverage Available

See the full report card →

Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.

Page completeness · 1/5

  • Photo
  • History & about
  • Sarpanch verified
  • Festival or jatara
  • School information

Missing — can you add it?Add a photoSuggest an editVerify as sarpanchAdd an event

Add what you know →

Notice board · Dhanak

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.

Key facts — Dhanak

LGD village code46192
Pincode246001
Population (Census 2011)142
Population (estimate 2026)≈ 170 · +18.9% · estimate, not a census count
Households30
Households (estimate 2026)≈ 35 · estimate, not a census count
Literacy68.5%
Sex ratio1,254 ♀/1000♂
Workers57
Block / TehsilPauri

Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 246001

All villages in 246001 →

Other villages in Pauri tehsil

View all 872 →
Then & Now

Dhanak — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
142
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 170
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
30
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 35
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Uttarakhand's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+18.9%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Demographics — Census 2011

Population, education & work

India's last full Census was in 2011; these are its village-level counts (Primary Census Abstract). The 2026 figures above are labelled estimates, not census counts.
Population
Population
142Census 2011
Male / female
63 / 79
Households
30
People per home
4.7
Education
Literacy rate
68.5%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Work
Workers
57
Work participation
40.1%workers ÷ population

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.

Official dataCensus 2011Report a correction

NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Pauri Garhwal district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

These are district-level figures for Pauri Garhwal district, not figures for Dhanak.

Sex ratio at birth
1,065 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
85.8%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
99.4%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
83.3%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Anaemia (women)
40.3%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
76.0%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
30.0%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
83.5%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
48.1%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
62.7%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Pauri Garhwal district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

These are district-level figures for Pauri Garhwal district, not figures for Dhanak.

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

Location & surroundings

Dhanak on the map

View larger map →

Dhanak · 30.1541° N, 78.7916° E

Open in OpenStreetMap

📍 30.1541° N, 78.7916° E© OpenStreetMap contributors

Electoral profile

Lok SabhaGarhwal · Anil Baluni (BJP), elected 2024
AssemblyPauri (SC) · Rajkumar Pori (BJP), MLA since 2022

Placed from Dhanak's map location inside the constituency boundary. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

From the village

Latest posts from the village

No posts from this village yet. Be the first villager to add one.

Write a post

News near Dhanak

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

Elsewhere in Uttarakhand

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Dhanak

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

All government job notices · Apply only on the official website. Never pay anyone for a government job.

Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Uttarakhand · Add a village event

Nearest services to Dhanak

The closest bank, ATM, post office, petrol pump, hospital and school, by straight-line distance from Dhanak's map point (road distance is longer).

  • Bank branchThe nainital bank · 7.4 km (straight line) · OpenStreetMap
  • ATMPolytechnic SBI ATM · 7.8 km (straight line) · OpenStreetMap
  • Post officeKot SO Pauri Garhwal Post Office · 1.5 km (straight line) · PIN 246148 · India Post (as of 2026-09-01)
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum · 8.7 km (straight line) · OpenStreetMap
  • Hospital / PHCRikhnikhal CHC · 1.7 km (straight line) · OpenStreetMap
  • SchoolGIC SRINAGAR GROUND · 7.2 km (straight line) · OpenStreetMap

All places near Dhanak

Essential services & places near Dhanak

Hospitals, schools, banks, offices and other public places from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight-line from Dhanak's map point, not road distance.

Banks, ATMs & post offices565 in Pauri Garhwal district

All banks, atms & post offices in Pauri Garhwal district

Hospitals & clinics207 in Pauri Garhwal district

All hospitals & clinics in Pauri Garhwal district

Schools & anganwadis10 in Pauri Garhwal district

All schools & anganwadis in Pauri Garhwal district

Colleges & universities32 in Pauri Garhwal district

All colleges & universities in Pauri Garhwal district

Police & fire stations1 in Pauri Garhwal district

All police & fire stations in Pauri Garhwal district

Revenue & panchayat offices2 in Pauri Garhwal district

All revenue & panchayat offices in Pauri Garhwal district

Government offices21 in Pauri Garhwal district

All government offices in Pauri Garhwal district

Temples55 in Pauri Garhwal district

All temples in Pauri Garhwal district

Churches1 in Pauri Garhwal district

All churches in Pauri Garhwal district

Other places of worship15 in Pauri Garhwal district

All other places of worship in Pauri Garhwal district

Transport7 in Pauri Garhwal district

All transport in Pauri Garhwal district

Agriculture services5 in Pauri Garhwal district

All agriculture services in Pauri Garhwal district

Community places10 in Pauri Garhwal district

All community places in Pauri Garhwal district

All places in Pauri tehsil (218) →Places of worship in Dhanak →Suggest a missing place

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).

FAQ

People often ask about Dhanak

  1. Where is Dhanak located?

    Dhanak is a village in Pauri tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India.

  2. Which district is Dhanak in?

    Dhanak is in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.

  3. Which gram panchayat does Dhanak belong to?

    Dhanak comes under the Bichale Dhandare gram panchayat.

  4. What is the pincode of Dhanak?

    The pincode of Dhanak, Pauri, Pauri Garhwal is 246001.

  5. What is the population of Dhanak?

    As per the 2011 Census, Dhanak had a population of 142 (63 males and 79 females).

  6. How many households are there in Dhanak?

    Dhanak had 30 households at the 2011 Census.

  7. What is the area of Dhanak?

    Dhanak covers about 26 hectares.

  8. What is the literacy rate of Dhanak?

    The literacy rate of Dhanak was 68.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).

  9. What is the sex ratio of Dhanak?

    Dhanak had 1,254 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.

  10. Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dhanak in?

    Dhanak is in the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

  11. Who is the MP for Dhanak?

    Anil Baluni (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Garhwal Lok Sabha seat, which includes Dhanak, in 2024.

  12. Which assembly constituency is Dhanak in?

    Dhanak is in the Pauri assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.

  13. Who is the MLA for Dhanak?

    Rajkumar Pori (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Pauri assembly seat, which includes Dhanak, in 2022.

  14. Which development block is Dhanak in?

    Dhanak is in the Pauri development block (Local Government Directory).

  15. What is the LGD code of Dhanak?

    The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Dhanak is 46192 and its Census 2011 village code is 46192.

  16. Which villages are near Dhanak?

    Villages near Dhanak include Kamand (0.5 km), Kaldhung (0.7 km), Kharkhola (1.5 km), Bhitai Talli (2.0 km), Bhitai Malli (2.1 km).

  17. What is the population of Dhanak in 2026?

    No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Dhanak's Census 2011 population of 142 by Uttarakhand's official RGI projection (+18.9% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 170 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.

  18. Who is the sarpanch of Dhanak?

    The sarpanch of Dhanak has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.

Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.

Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
  • Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
  • Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
  • 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
  • Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
  • Report a correction
Find what you need

What do you need to find near Dhanak?

Opens an OpenStreetMap search. Results come from OpenStreetMap contributors and may be incomplete.

Climate & El Niño

Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory

There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.

Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.

Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.

District climate page →
Mandi prices · Pauri Garhwal

Latest reports from markets in Pauri Garhwal district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 31 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · BhindiKotadwara APMC1,2001,2001,20031 Oct 2026
Bottle gourd · Bottle GourdKotadwara APMC90090090031 Oct 2026
Brinjal · BrinjalKotadwara APMC1,0001,0001,00031 Oct 2026
Cabbage · CabbageKotadwara APMC1,1001,1001,10031 Oct 2026
Carrot · CarrotKotadwara APMC1,7001,7001,70031 Oct 2026
Cauliflower · CauliflowerKotadwara APMC1,2001,2001,20031 Oct 2026
Cucumbar(Kheera) · CucumbarKotadwara APMC1,0001,2001,13331 Oct 2026
Mousambi(Sweet Lime) · MousambiKotadwara APMC2,3002,3002,30031 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Dhanak's shops. Best mandi price near Dhanak →

Official dataAgmarknet, 31 Oct 2026Report a correction

Helplines

Official services

Government websites open in a new tab. VoiceOfVillage is not affiliated with these services. Links checked 2026-10-22.

Schemes worth checking

  • PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

    Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.

  • Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.

  • PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.

  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority

    Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.

  • National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution

    Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.

  • National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.

  • PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment

    Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.

  • Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.

  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).

  • Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.

Eligibility is decided by the issuing department. Check the official page before applying. Government websites open in a new tab. VoiceOfVillage is not affiliated with these services.