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About Ganwali Village

Ganwali is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 201 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 47.43 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 201
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganwali compares

By the 2011 count Ganwali is the 40th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 47.43 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Ganwali

Ganwali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganwali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ganwali from other places

Ganwali lies about 40 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 74 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 Ganwali
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 1.6 km
District headquarters Chamoli 40 km
Nearest town Pauri 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 74 km

Villages closest to Ganwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Ganwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganwali village had a population of 432. That makes it the 40th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Ganwali village has 201 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganwali has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Ganwali is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganwali covers 47.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganwali falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganwali is Ramnagar, about 74 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganwali.

Ganwali is about 40 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganwali is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 1.6 km away. Chamoli is about 40 km away. Pauri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothar (under 2 km), Soniyana (under 2 km) and Rikholi (1.5 km).

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

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