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About Ghaina Village

Ghaina is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 194 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaina village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 335.12 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 194
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaina compares

By the 2011 count Ghaina is the 62nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 335.12 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Ghaina

Ghaina is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghaina as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaina from other places

Ghaina lies about 28 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 48 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghaina
Nearest town Almora 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Garud 28 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 48 km

Villages closest to Ghaina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garud tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ghaina

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaina village had a population of 398. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Ghaina village has 194 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaina has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Ghaina is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaina covers 335.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaina falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaina is Kathgodam, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghaina.

Ghaina is about 28 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaina is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Almora is about 17 km away. Garud is about 28 km away. Bageshwar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patula Kot (7.5 km), Ladyura (11 km) and Pokhari (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghaina today is likely to be higher.

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