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Dhak

धक
Joshimath mandal
Pincode 246443
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mohan Bajwal
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LGD code
40866
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population
422
Households
99
Literacy rate
65.2%
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000♂
Workers
230
Distance to district centre
45 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
153 km
Distance to Delhi
313 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhak compares

By population, Dhak ranks #21 of 99 villages in Joshimath mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.2%
−9.0% vs mandal average
Dhak
65.2%
Joshimath mandal
74.2%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+122 vs mandal average
Dhak
963
Joshimath mandal
841
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
Dhak
4.3
Joshimath mandal
3.8

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

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Dhak at a glance

Dhak is a village of 422 people in 99 households (Census 2011) in Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 21st-largest of 99 villages in Joshimath tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 74% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Chamoli district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246443, served by Joshimath post office; the LGD village code is 40866. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital, 19 km away. The sarpanch is Mohan Bajwal, and the village votes in Badrinath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari. The population is estimated at 498 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhak

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dhak · this village42265%
Gahar · Joshimath5074%0 km N
Chamtoli · Joshimath12279%0.5 km E
Lamtoli · Joshimath00.5 km E
Chamoli · Joshimath00.5 km E
Bilagar · Joshimath9774%0.9 km SE
Darmi · Joshimath9560%1.7 km N

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Key facts — Dhak

LGD code
40866
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population (Census 2011)
422
Population (projected 2026)
498
Households
99
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
963
Literacy rate
65.2%
Coordinates
30.49886°N, 79.61134°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Badrinath
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Singh Bhandari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Mohan Bajwal
Block / Mandal
Joshimath
Getting there

How to reach Dhak

Mandal centre
Joshimath · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 32 min by car · 1 h 49 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun153 kmcapital
  • Delhi313 km
  • Kolkata1238 km
  • Mumbai1440 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopBadrinath & Govindghat8 km
  • Hospital / PHCPipalkoti SD Ground Hospital19 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM19 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil29 km
  • Police stationMilitary border6 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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