Dhari Tehsil - Nainital, Uttarakhand

Dhari is an administrative tehsil in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dhari is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kathgodam, while the nearest airport is Pantnagar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 34.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 694 km², including 693.90 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 961 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dhari Tehsil

Dhari Tehsil has a total of 110 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adhariya	Rural	Adheriya
2	Akshora	Rural	Akshora
3	Amadau	Rural	Amdau
4	Anarpa	Rural	Anarpa
5	Babiyar	Rural	Babiyad
6	Bagaur	Rural	Digoli
7	Balna	Rural	Balana
8	Bana	Rural	Buri Bana
9	Barain Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
10	Bheta	Rural	Paijana
11	Bheti Diyar Kholi	Rural	Simal Kanya
12	Bhonra	Rural	Bhonra
13	Bhumka	Rural	Bhumka
14	Boranshi	Rural	Buranshi
15	Chak Dalar	Rural	Chakdalar
16	Chaukhuta	Rural	Chaukhuta
17	Chaukhuta Chak Gajar	Rural	Gajar
18	Chaukhuta Chak Rooshi	Rural	Majhera
19	Chaushali	Rural	Sakdeena
20	Churigar	Rural	Churigad
21	Dalauz	Rural	Daloj
22	Danseeli	Rural	Dholigaon
23	Davidhura Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
24	Davidhura Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
25	Deeni Mallee	Rural	Dini Malli
26	Deeni Tallee	Rural	Dini Talli
27	Dhanachuli	Rural	Dhanchuli
28	Dhena	Rural	Dhena
29	Dholi Gaon	Rural	Dholigaon
30	Digoli	Rural	Digoli
31	Duduli	Rural	Dudhali
32	Gadura	Rural	Dholigaon
33	Guni Gaon	Rural	Gunigaon
34	Guniyalekh	Rural	Guniya Lekh
35	Gurnaguth	Rural	Daloj
36	Harinagar Akshora	Rural	Harinagr Akasaura
37	Harinagar Sharna	Rural	Harinagar Sharna
38	Harinagar Thali	Rural	Harinagar
39	Jaodh	Rural	Simal Kanya
40	Jeeling State	Rural	Gunigaon
41	Joshaura	Rural	Jaisuda
42	Kachila Kot	Rural	Kanchla Kot
43	Kafali	Rural	Sunkot
44	Kafroli	Rural	Digoli
45	Kairagaon	Rural	Kaida Gaon
46	Kalagari	Rural	Babiyad
47	Kanda Malla	Rural	Talla Kanda
48	Kaphroulee	Rural	Majuli
49	Katna	Rural	Katna
50	Kaul	Rural	Kaul
51	Khujathi	Rural	Pantoli
52	Khuni Gaon	Unmapped	Not applicable
53	Kokil Bana	Rural	Kokilbana
54	Kot Pandey	Rural	Dholigaon
55	Kotla	Rural	Kotla
56	Kukna	Rural	Kukna
57	Kulon	Rural	Kuloan
58	Kulori	Rural	Kulouri
59	Kurae	Rural	Akshora
60	Ladfora Malla	Rural	Ladfora
61	Ladfora Talla	Rural	Ladfora
62	Mahatolliya Gaon	Rural	Mahtoliya Gaon
63	Maitoli	Rural	Mahtoli
64	Majhera	Rural	Majhera
65	Majuli	Rural	Majuli
66	Managhare Kham	Rural	Mana Gher
67	Mohana Gaon	Rural	Thali
68	Nadgal	Rural	Mahtoliya Gaon
69	Nai	Rural	Naie
70	Nawgaon	Rural	Anarpa
71	Neel Pahari	Rural	Jalna Neel Pahari
72	North Gola Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
73	North Gola Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
74	Odiyari	Rural	Baramdhar
75	Pajena	Rural	Paijana
76	Pantoli Malli	Rural	Pantoli
77	Pantoli Talli	Rural	Pantoli
78	Panyali	Rural	Panyali
79	Parwara	Rural	Parwada
80	Pataliya	Rural	Pataliya
81	Pokhari	Rural	Pokhari
82	Pokhrar	Rural	Pokhrar
83	Putgaon	Rural	Putgaon
84	Rotilakot	Urban	Not applicable
85	Sarda Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
86	Sarda Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
87	Semal Kanya	Rural	Simal Kanya
88	Shakdena	Rural	Sakdeena
89	Sharana	Rural	Sarna
90	Shashbani	Rural	Sasbani
91	Sheela Lekh	Rural	Sela Lekh
92	Shelakhet	Rural	Sunkot
93	Shliya Kote Malla	Rural	Saliyakot Malla
94	Shliya Kote Talla	Rural	Saliya Kot Talla
95	Shundar Khal	Rural	Sundarkhal
96	Sooni	Rural	Suni
97	Sore	Rural	Kotali
98	South Gola Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
99	South Gola Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
100	South Gola Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
101	South Gola Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
102	South Gola Range (P-2)	Unmapped	Not applicable
103	South Gola Range (P-2)	Unmapped	Not applicable
104	Sunkiya	Rural	Sunkiya
105	Sunkot	Rural	Sunkot
106	Talla Kanda	Rural	Talla Kanda
107	Thalari	Rural	Thaladi
108	Thali	Rural	Thali
109	Waramdhar	Rural	Baramdhar
110	Warigauth	Rural	Suni

Population of Dhari Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dhari Tehsil has a total population of 78,733 people, consisting of 40,137 males and 38,596 females. There are 13,836 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 113 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	78,733	78,733	0
Male Population	40,137	40,137	0
Female Population	38,596	38,596	0
Total Households	13,836	13,836	0
Population Density	113 / km²	113 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 52,203 literate people and 13,405 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 22,839 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 56 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	13,405	13,405
Literate Population	52,203	52,203
Illiterate Population	26,530	26,530
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	22,839	22,839
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	56	56

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Dhari (धारी)
District	Nainital
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Kathgodam
Total Area	694 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	961
Total Population (2011)	78,733
Density	113/km²
Total Villages	110

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