Dharchula Tehsil - Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand

Dharchula is an administrative tehsil in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dharchula is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Tanakpur, while the nearest airport is Pithorgarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 64.5 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 2,690 km², including 2,686.77 km² rural area and 3.50 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 976 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dharchula Tehsil

Dharchula Tehsil has a total of 78 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1BalingRuralBaling
2BaluwakotRuralBaluwakot
3BauglingUnmappedNot applicable
4BaunRuralBaun
5BaunglingRuralBaungling
6BundiRuralBundi
7Bung BungRuralBung Bung
8ChalRuralChal
9ChhalmachhilasonRuralChalma Chhilason
10ChharchhumRuralChharchhum
11DantuUrbanNot applicable
12DarRuralDar
13Daubu YangsuRuralDatu
14Dhar PanguRuralDhar Pangu
15DharchulaRuralChamu
16Dharchula DehatRuralDharchula Dehat
17Dhunga ToliRuralDunga Toli
18Dug R.F.UnmappedNot applicable
19DugtuRuralDugtu
20Duti BagadRuralDiyuti Bagar
21GalagarRuralJipti
22GalatiRuralGalati
23GarbyangRuralGarbiyang
24GarguwaRuralGarguwa
25GoRuralGau
26GumkanaRuralDhar Pangu
27GunjiRuralGunjee
28Heera Gumari R.F.UnmappedNot applicable
29Heera Gumari R.F. (P-2)UnmappedNot applicable
30HimkholaRuralHimkhola
31JamkuRuralJamku
32JaykotRuralJai Kot
33JiptiRuralJipti
34JummaRuralJumma
35Juntigar R.F.UnmappedNot applicable
36Jyoti PanguRuralJyoti Pangu
37KalikaRuralKalika
38KhelaRuralKhela
39KhetRuralKhet
40KhimlingRuralGau
41KhumatiRuralKhumti
42KimkholaRuralKimkhola
43KutiRuralKuti
44LumRuralJamku
45Majtham/Payya R.F.UnmappedNot applicable
46MarchhaRuralMarchha
47NaglingRuralNagling
48NapalachchuRuralNapalachchu
49NaviRuralNavi
50NewRuralNew
51PanglaRuralPangala
52Payya PauriRuralPayya Pauri
53PhilamRuralPhilam
54Punla BhatakaRuralChalma Chhilason
55RamtoliRuralRam Toli
56RanthiRuralRanthi
57Raung KongRuralRong Kong
58RungRuralRung
59Rungling R.F.UnmappedNot applicable
60Sagri DhakdhaunaRuralJyoti Pangu
61SelaRuralSela
62SipuRuralSeepu
63SirdangRuralSir Dang
64SirkhaRuralSirkha
65SobalaRuralNew
66Sobala R.F.UnmappedNot applicable
67Sobala R.F. (P-2)UnmappedNot applicable
68SosaRuralSosa
69SuwaRuralSuwa
70SyankuriRuralSyankuri
71TankulRuralTankul
72Tanta Gaon RotoRuralDhar Pangu
73TejamRuralUmchiya
74Thakla/Dhafiya Dhura R.F.UnmappedNot applicable
75ThamRuralDiyuti Bagar
76TidangRuralTidang
77UmachiyaRuralUmchiya
78WatanRuralUmchiya

Population of Dharchula Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dharchula Tehsil has a total population of 65,689 people, consisting of 33,240 males and 32,449 females. There are 14,714 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 24 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population65,68958,6507,039
Male Population33,24029,4433,797
Female Population32,44929,2073,242
Total Households14,71413,0021,712
Population Density24 / km²22 / km²2,011 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 44,585 literate people and 9,325 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 13,002 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9,433 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)9,3258,435890
Literate Population44,58539,1325,453
Illiterate Population21,10419,5181,586
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population13,00211,5721,430
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population9,4337,5131,920

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.