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About Gel Gaon Village

Gel Gaon is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 8 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,625 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gel Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gel Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 44.59 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 8
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,625
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 Gel Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gel Gaon is the 296th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 44.59 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1280.

Getting to Gel Gaon

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

Gel Gaon lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Gel Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Gel Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhoomakot 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 Gel Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gel Gaon village had a population of 21. That makes it the 296th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Gel Gaon village has 8 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gel Gaon has about 1625 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Gel Gaon is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gel Gaon covers 44.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gel Gaon falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gel Gaon is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Gel Gaon.

Gel Gaon is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gel Gaon is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rand Gaon (under 2 km), Tent Gaon (under 2 km) and Thep Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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