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Dharada is a village in Jakholi mandal, Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand, with a population of 391 in 92 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.8% and is located at 30.259°N, 78.875°E.
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- LGD code
- 42626
- Pincode
- 246475
- Post office
- Tilwara
- Population
- 391
- Households
- 92
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1399 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 145
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 81 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 244 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rishikesh · 59 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kherakhal · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dharada compares
By population, Dharada ranks #48 of 114 villages in Jakholi* mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
−5.7% vs mandal average
- Dharada
- 59.8%
- Jakholi* mandal
- 65.5%
- Rudra Prayag district
- 70.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,399
+203 vs mandal average
- Dharada
- 1,399
- Jakholi* mandal
- 1,196
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Dharada
- 4.3
- Jakholi* mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharada at a glance
Dharada is a village of 391 people in 92 households (Census 2011) in Jakholi* tehsil, Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand, the 48th-largest of 114 villages in Jakholi* tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,399 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Rudra Prayag district centre, 24 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 59 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246475, served by Tilwara post office; the LGD village code is 42626. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kherakhal, 6 km away. The population is estimated at 461 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dharada
- LGD code
- 42626
- Pincode
- 246475
- Post office
- Tilwara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 391
- Population (projected 2026)
- 461
- Households
- 92
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1399
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Coordinates
- 30.25937°N, 78.87486°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Deoprayag
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Block / Mandal
- Jakholi*
Getting there
How to reach Dharada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun81 kmcapital
- Delhi244 km
- Kolkata1273 km
- Mumbai1383 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRishikesh59 km
- Bus stopRatura17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kherakhal6 km
- ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM11 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
- CollegeCHAURAS GROUND8 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dharada
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 246475
Other villages in Jakholi* mandal
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- 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)