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Revenue village·Bagwalipokhar tehsil·Almora

Dank

Bagwalipokhar mandal
Pincode 263658
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LGD code
52656
Pincode
263658
Post office
Masi
Population
11
Households
3
Literacy rate
45.5%
Sex ratio
2667 ♀/1000♂
Workers
4
Distance to district centre
6 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
144 km
Distance to Delhi
248 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ashgoli Governnment Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dank compares

By population, Dank ranks #51 of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−22.2% vs mandal average
Dank
45.5%
Bagwalipokhar mandal
67.7%
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.5 vs mandal average
Dank
3.7
Bagwalipokhar mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dank at a glance

Dank is a village of 11 people in 3 households (Census 2011) in Bagwalipokhar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 51st-largest of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 22 points below the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 2,667 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Almora district centre, 4 km from Basera, the nearest town, 49 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263658, served by Masi post office; the LGD village code is 52656. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ashgoli Governnment Hospital, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 13 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dank · this village1146%
Rana · Bindki2,05265%0 km N
Jakh · Bagwalipokhar34359%0 km N
Bana · Dhari86377%0 km N
Rana · Koil1,39962%0 km N
Rana · Dwarahat22462%0 km N
Kona · Meja1,98064%0.7 km W

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Key facts — Dank

LGD code
52656
Pincode
263658
Post office
Masi
Population (Census 2011)
11
Population (projected 2026)
13
Households
3
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
2667
Literacy rate
45.5%
Coordinates
29.76746°N, 79.38996°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Bagwalipokhar
Getting there

How to reach Dank

Mandal centre
Bagwalipokhar · ≈ 5.0 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 6.0 km
≈ 12 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,031 people
Basera · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun144 kmcapital
  • Delhi248 km
  • Kolkata1200 km
  • Mumbai1359 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar49 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet14 km
  • Hospital / PHCAshgoli Governnment Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila19 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College39 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station42 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dank

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕Bandeo Temple, DwarahatTemple3.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Bandeo TempleTemple3.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Badrinath Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Maniyan Group of Temples, UttarakhandTemple3.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Mritunjaya Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Kacheri group of templesTemple3.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Kacheri Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.9 km ↗
  • 🛕Ratan Deo Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.9 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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