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About Gwal Khet Village

Gwal Khet is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 29 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwal Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwal Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 107.5 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 29
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,793
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwal Khet compares

By the 2011 count Gwal Khet is the 138th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 107.5 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Gwal Khet

Gwal Khet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gwal Khet as Available within 10+ 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 Gwal Khet from other places

Gwal Khet lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Gwal Khet
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Gwal Khet

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.

Common questions about Gwal Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwal Khet village had a population of 81. That makes it the 138th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Gwal Khet village has 29 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwal Khet has about 1793 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Gwal Khet covers 107.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gwal Khet falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwal Khet is Kotdwara, about 78 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gwal Khet.

Gwal Khet is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwal Khet is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatasu Urf Majyri (under 2 km), Pajyana (3.9 km) and Bainital (4.3 km).

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

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