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About Girsa Village

Girsa is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 270 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girsa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 167.28 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 270
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Girsa compares

By the 2011 count Girsa is the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 167.28 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Girsa

Girsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Girsa 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. The nearest villages by name are Dungar, F 2, Gadona and Gailung. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Girsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Girsa village had a population of 543. That makes it the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Girsa village has 270 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girsa has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Girsa covers 167.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girsa falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Girsa notes the nearest railway station 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 Girsa.

Girsa is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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