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About Gureli Village

Gureli is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 45 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gureli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gureli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 96.92 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 45
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gureli compares

By the 2011 count Gureli is the 198th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 96.92 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Gureli

Gureli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gureli 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 Gureli from other places

Gureli 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 Gureli
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 Gureli

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 Gureli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gureli village had a population of 92. That makes it the 198th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Gureli village has 45 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gureli has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Gureli covers 96.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gureli falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gureli 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 village for Gureli.

Gureli 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.

Gureli 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 Gurele (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 Gureli today is likely to be higher.

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