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About Gaunkh Laga Sailang Village

Gaunkh Laga Sailang is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 10 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaunkh Laga Sailang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunkh Laga Sailang village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246443
Area (hectares) 32.8 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 10
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Gaunkh Laga Sailang compares

By the 2011 count Gaunkh Laga Sailang is the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 32.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gaunkh Laga Sailang

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

Gaunkh Laga Sailang lies about 26 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 130 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 Gaunkh Laga Sailang
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 2.5 km
District headquarters Chamoli 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 81 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 130 km

Villages closest to Gaunkh Laga Sailang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joshimath 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 Gaunkh Laga Sailang

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunkh Laga Sailang village had a population of 15. That makes it the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Gaunkh Laga Sailang village has 10 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunkh Laga Sailang has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gaunkh Laga Sailang is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaunkh Laga Sailang covers 32.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaunkh Laga Sailang falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaunkh Laga Sailang is Rishikesh, about 130 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 Gaunkh Laga Sailang.

Gaunkh Laga Sailang is about 26 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaunkh Laga Sailang is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 2.5 km away. Chamoli is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaien (2.1 km), Auli Laga Joshimath (2.5 km) and Joshimath (2.5 km).

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

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