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- LGD code
- 40431
- Pincode
- 249171
- Post office
- Naugaon
- Population
- 231
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 71%
- Sex ratio
- 1100 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 113
- Distance to district centre
- 28 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 43 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 248 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dehradun · 43 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Nainbagh · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dewal compares
By population, Dewal ranks #29 of 64 villages in Barnigad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.0%
+14.6% vs mandal average
- Dewal
- 71.0%
- Barnigad mandal
- 56.4%
- Uttar Kashi district
- 65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,100
+143 vs mandal average
- Dewal
- 1,100
- Barnigad mandal
- 957
Household size
people per home
5.5
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Dewal
- 5.5
- Barnigad mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dewal at a glance
Dewal is a village of 231 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Barnigad tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 29th-largest of 64 villages in Barnigad tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 15 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,100 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Uttar Kashi district centre, 43 km from Dehradun railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249171, served by Naugaon post office; the LGD village code is 40431. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Nainbagh, 18 km away. The village votes in Purola assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durgeshwar Lal. The population is estimated at 272 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dewal
- LGD code
- 40431
- Pincode
- 249171
- Post office
- Naugaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 231
- Population (projected 2026)
- 272
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1100
- Literacy rate
- 71.0%
- Coordinates
- 30.69862°N, 78.12115°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tehri Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purola
- Member of Parliament
- Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durgeshwar Lal
- Block / Mandal
- Barnigad
Getting there
How to reach Dewal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun43 kmcapital
- Delhi248 km
- Kolkata1360 km
- Mumbai1396 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDehradun43 km
- Bus stopBingsi Chani14 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Nainbagh18 km
- ATM / bankGramind Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump29 km
- CollegeLal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration26 km
- Police stationPolice Station Jakhan38 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dewal
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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