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About Gaokhand Village

Gaokhand is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 61 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,393 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaokhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaokhand village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246169
Area (hectares) 76.16 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 61
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,393
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 Gaokhand compares

By the 2011 count Gaokhand is the 87th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 76.16 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Gaokhand

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

Gaokhand lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Gaokhand
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest town Pauri 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km

Villages closest to Gaokhand

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.

Common questions about Gaokhand

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaokhand village had a population of 146. That makes it the 87th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Gaokhand village has 61 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaokhand has about 1393 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Gaokhand is 246169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaokhand covers 76.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaokhand falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaokhand is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Gaokhand.

Gaokhand is about 30 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaokhand is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 12 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Pauri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patoti (under 2 km), Gwari Gaon (2.4 km) and Ghandiyal Dhar (3.5 km).

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

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