About Ganiyala Village

Ganiyala is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 65 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiyala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246473
Area (hectares)	41.34 hectares
Population	145
Male Population	65
Female Population	80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,231
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 Ganiyala compares

By the 2011 count Ganiyala is the 84th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 41.34 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Ganiyala

Ganiyala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganiyala 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 Ganiyala from other places

Ganiyala lies about 57 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 58 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 Ganiyala
Tehsil headquarters	Pokhari	6.6 km
Nearest town	Pauri	48 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	57 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	58 km

Villages closest to Ganiyala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiyala village had a population of 145. That makes it the 84th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Ganiyala village has 65 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiyala has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Ganiyala is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiyala covers 41.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganiyala falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganiyala is Ramnagar, about 58 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 Ganiyala.

Ganiyala is about 57 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiyala is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 6.6 km away. Pauri is about 48 km away. Chamoli is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.