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About Giratoli Village

Giratoli is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 149 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giratoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giratoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246487
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 149
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
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 Giratoli compares

By the 2011 count Giratoli is the 74th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 13 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 Giratoli

Giratoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Giratoli 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 Giratoli from other places

Giratoli lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Giratoli
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 17 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 62 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Giratoli

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 Giratoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Giratoli village had a population of 321. That makes it the 74th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Giratoli village has 149 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giratoli has about 1154 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 Giratoli is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giratoli covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Giratoli falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Giratoli is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Giratoli.

Giratoli is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giratoli is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 17 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanot Gwar (3.7 km), Giwar (3.7 km) and Gwar (3.7 km).

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

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