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About Ghandiyal Palla Village

Ghandiyal Palla is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 103 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandiyal Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandiyal Palla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 146.69 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 103
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghandiyal Palla compares

By the 2011 count Ghandiyal Palla is the 49th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 146.69 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Ghandiyal Palla

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

Ghandiyal Palla 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 Palla
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 Palla

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 Palla

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandiyal Palla village had a population of 220. That makes it the 49th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Ghandiyal Palla village has 103 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandiyal Palla has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

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

Ghandiyal Palla covers 146.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghandiyal Palla 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 Palla.

Ghandiyal Palla 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 Palla 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 Dhar (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 Palla today is likely to be higher.

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