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About Gurele Village

Gurele is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 98 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,408 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurele village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 298.79 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 98
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,408
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 Gurele compares

By the 2011 count Gurele is the 110th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 298.79 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 1057.

Getting to Gurele

Gurele is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurele 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 Gurele from other places

Gurele lies about 9.9 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 36 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 Gurele
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 7.3 km
District headquarters Champawat 9.9 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 36 km

Villages closest to Gurele

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurele village had a population of 236. That makes it the 110th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Gurele village has 98 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurele has about 1408 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Gurele is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurele covers 298.79 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.

Gurele falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurele is Tanakpur, about 36 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 Gurele.

Gurele is about 9.9 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurele is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 7.3 km away. Champawat is about 9.9 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gureli (under 2 km), Kimtoli (under 2 km) and Pulla (2.7 km).

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

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