Dhak, Joshimath, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 14, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dhak


The village Dhak is located in Joshimath Tahsil of Chamoli District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Dhak Gram Panchayat. It comes under Joshimath Community Development Block. The nearest town is Joshimath, which is about 12 kilometers away from Dhak.

Travel and Communication for Dhak


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Dhak,
Chamoli,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246443

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhak


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Dhak is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Dhak is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Dhak


As per available data from the year 2009, 422 persons live in 99 house holds in the village Dhak. There are 207 female individuals and 215 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.05% and males constitute 50.95% of the total population.

There are 204 scheduled castes persons of which 98 are females and 106 are males. Females constitute 48.04% and males constitute 51.96% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 48.34% of the total population.

Population density of Dhak is 333.7 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhak


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Total area of Dhak is 126.46 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 104.74 ha. About 104.74 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 5 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.72 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5 ha is culturable waste land. About 1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Dhak


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Tapovan, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhak.

There is a government primary school in the village Dhak.

There is a government middle school in the village Dhak.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tapovan, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhak.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tapovan, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhak.

Colleges in Dhak


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Joshimath, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Pauri, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gochar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhak


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karnaprayag, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Dhak.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhak


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Dhak.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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