About Ghala Village

Ghala is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 24 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Chaubattakhal
Pincode	246167
Area (hectares)	49.72 hectares
Population	67
Male Population	24
Female Population	43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,792
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghala compares

By the 2011 count Ghala is the 160th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 49.72 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1266.

Getting to Ghala

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

Ghala lies about 34 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Ghala
Tehsil headquarters	Chaubattakhal	6.1 km
Nearest town	Pauri	19 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	45 km

Villages closest to Ghala

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

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Common questions about Ghala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghala village had a population of 67. That makes it the 160th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Ghala village has 24 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghala has about 1792 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Ghala is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghala covers 49.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghala falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghala is Kotdwara, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghala.

Ghala is about 34 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghala is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 6.1 km away. Pauri is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.