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About Ghorana Village

Ghorana is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 69 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263639, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263639
Area (hectares) 59.51 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 69
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorana compares

By the 2011 count Ghorana is the 144th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 59.51 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Ghorana

Ghorana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghorana from other places

Ghorana lies about 19 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 72 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 Ghorana
Tehsil headquarters Garud 19 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 19 km
Nearest town Almora 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 72 km

Villages closest to Ghorana

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 Ghorana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorana village had a population of 137. That makes it the 144th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Ghorana village has 69 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorana has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Ghorana is 263639. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorana covers 59.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorana falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghorana is Kathgodam, about 72 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghorana.

Ghorana is about 19 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorana is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 19 km away. Bageshwar is about 19 km away. Almora is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ana (under 2 km), Pachana (under 2 km) and Kakardhar (under 2 km).

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

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