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About Guniyala Village

Guniyala is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 203 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guniyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guniyala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 77.13 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 203
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guniyala compares

By the 2011 count Guniyala is the 32nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 77.13 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Guniyala

Guniyala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Guniyala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Guniyala from other places

Guniyala lies about 85 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 35 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 Guniyala
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 35 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 35 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 35 km
District headquarters Chamoli 85 km

Villages closest to Guniyala

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.

Common questions about Guniyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Guniyala village had a population of 385. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Guniyala village has 203 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guniyala has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Guniyala covers 77.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guniyala falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Guniyala is Ramnagar, about 35 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 village for Guniyala.

Guniyala is about 85 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guniyala is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 35 km away. Rāmnagar is about 35 km away. Ramnagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devar Walla (6.4 km), Devar Palla (6.6 km) and Kalsir (15 km).

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

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