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About Ghandiyal Dhar Village

Ghandiyal Dhar is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 23 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandiyal Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandiyal Dhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 39.69 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 23
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghandiyal Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghandiyal Dhar is the 173rd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 39.69 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Ghandiyal Dhar

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

Ghandiyal Dhar lies about 29 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 Ghandiyal Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 8.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest town Pauri 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km

Villages closest to Ghandiyal Dhar

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 Ghandiyal Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandiyal Dhar village had a population of 52. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Ghandiyal Dhar village has 23 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandiyal Dhar has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Ghandiyal Dhar is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandiyal Dhar covers 39.69 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.

Ghandiyal Dhar falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghandiyal Dhar 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghandiyal Dhar.

Ghandiyal Dhar is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandiyal Dhar is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 8.2 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Pauri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghandiyal Palla (under 2 km), Kanotha (1.6 km) and Bansai (1.6 km).

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

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