About Ghandiyal Village

Ghandiyal is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 221 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandiyal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246446
Area (hectares)	162.05 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	221
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,213
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghandiyal compares

By the 2011 count Ghandiyal is the 15th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 162.05 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Ghandiyal

Ghandiyal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghandiyal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghandiyal from other places

Ghandiyal lies about 35 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 71 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 Ghandiyal
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	21 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	22 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	35 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	71 km

Villages closest to Ghandiyal

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

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Common questions about Ghandiyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandiyal village had a population of 489. That makes it the 15th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Ghandiyal village has 221 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandiyal has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Ghandiyal is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandiyal covers 162.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghandiyal falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghandiyal is Rishikesh, about 71 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghandiyal.

Ghandiyal is about 35 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandiyal is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 21 km away. Srīnagar is about 22 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.