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2 die due to contaminated drinking water in Nainital, 6 Uttarakhand engineers suspended due to negligence
Reported by economictimes.com.
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- LGD code
- 54709
- Pincode
- 263159
- Post office
- Kotabagh
- Population
- 14
- Households
- 4
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1333 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 12
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhanik compares
By population, Dhanik ranks #162 of 181 villages in Nainital mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.4%
−4.3% vs mandal average
- Dhanik
- 71.4%
- Nainital mandal
- 75.7%
- Nainital district
- 73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,333
+399 vs mandal average
- Dhanik
- 1,333
- Nainital mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
3.5
−1.5 vs mandal average
- Dhanik
- 3.5
- Nainital mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanik at a glance
Dhanik is a village of 14 people in 4 households (Census 2011) in Nainital tehsil, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, the 162nd-largest of 181 villages in Nainital tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,333 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 263159, served by Kotabagh post office; the LGD village code is 54709. The population is estimated at 17 in 2026, up 21% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dhanik
- LGD code
- 54709
- Pincode
- 263159
- Post office
- Kotabagh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17
- Households
- 4
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1333
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nainital
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Bhatt
- Block / Mandal
- Nainital
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 263159
- Awala KhotKaladhungi mandal2,642 pop
- PataliyaKaladhungi mandal2,467 pop
- PatkotRamnagar mandal1,725 pop
- Bajuniya HalduKaladhungi mandal1,701 pop
- PandeygaonNainital mandal1,423 pop
- SaurNainital mandal1,354 pop
- Ginti GaonKaladhungi mandal1,161 pop
- Chandrapur TiwariRamnagar mandal957 pop
- Jasan GanjaRamnagar mandal894 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhanik
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- Saur
- Chopra
- Jangalia Gaon Ganja
- Banana
- Lvesaal
- Suriyagaon
- Rausil
- Devidhura
- Jantuwal Gaon
- Okhal Dhunga
- Jeolikote
- Pinrao
- Aghora
- Thaplia Mahara Gaon
- Bagar Malla
- Bhauvasa
- Bausi
- Jalna Bhagoti
- Mahrora
- Murkariya
- Amiya
- Joonstate
- Bhalyuti
- Baheri Gaon
- Kalahpeera
- Salri
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)