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About Gherbunga Village

Gherbunga is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 8 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gherbunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gherbunga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 53.96 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 8
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,750
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 Gherbunga compares

By the 2011 count Gherbunga is the 281st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 53.96 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1152.

Getting to Gherbunga

Gherbunga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gherbunga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gherbunga from other places

Gherbunga lies about 55 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Gherbunga
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 14 km
Nearest town Almora 42 km
District headquarters Chamoli 55 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Gherbunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gherbunga village had a population of 22. That makes it the 281st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gherbunga village has 8 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gherbunga has about 1750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gherbunga is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gherbunga covers 53.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gherbunga falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gherbunga is Kathgodam, about 79 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gherbunga.

Gherbunga is about 55 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gherbunga is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 14 km away. Almora is about 42 km away. Chamoli is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bunga (under 2 km), Bunga Laga Gopatyana (under 2 km) and Nau Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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