Dharchula is a Tehsil located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Pithoragarh district. There are 82 villages and 1 towns in Dharchula Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Dharchula Tehsil has 14714 households, population of 65689 of which 33240 are males and 32449 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 9325 which is 14.2% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dharchula Tehsil is around
976 compared to
963 which is average of Uttarakhand state. The literacy rate of Dharchula Tehsil is 67.87% out of which 77.9% males are literate and 57.6% females are literate. The total area of Dharchula is 2690.27 sq.km with population density of 24 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 89.28% of population lives in Urban area and 10.72% lives in Rural area. There are 19.79% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 14.36% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dharchula Tehsil.
Dharchula Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 65689 | 100% |
| Hindu | 64435 | 98.09% |
| Muslim | 960 | 1.46% |
| Religion not stated | 125 | 0.19% |
| Christian | 120 | 0.18% |
| Sikh | 30 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 18 | 0.03% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1 | 0% |
| Jain | 0 | 0% |
Dharchula Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 1712 | 13002 |
| Total Population | 7039 | 58650 |
| Population (%) | 53.94% | 49.8% |
| Male Population | 3797 | 29443 |
| Female Population | 3242 | 29207 |
| Sex Ratio | 854 | 992 |
| Literacy (%) | 77.47% | 66.72% |
List of Cities in Dharchula
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List of Villages in Dharchula
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