About Gaul Village

Gaul is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 231 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaul village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246488
Area (hectares)	176.98 hectares
Population	525
Male Population	231
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,273
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 Gaul compares

By the 2011 count Gaul is the 30th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 176.98 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Gaul

Gaul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gaul 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. The nearest villages by name are Farson, Gadauta, Gadoli and Gair. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaul village had a population of 525. That makes it the 30th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Gaul village has 231 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaul has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Gaul is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaul covers 176.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaul falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gaul notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaul.

Gaul is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.