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About Ghiroli Village

Ghiroli is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 4 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiroli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246279
Area (hectares) 13.56 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 4
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiroli compares

By the 2011 count Ghiroli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 13.56 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Ghiroli

Ghiroli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghiroli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ghiroli from other places

Ghiroli lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Ghiroli
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km

Villages closest to Ghiroli

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 Ghiroli

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiroli village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Ghiroli village has 4 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiroli has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Ghiroli is 246279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiroli covers 13.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghiroli falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghiroli is Kotdwara, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghiroli.

Ghiroli 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.

Ghiroli is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Kotdwāra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanduli Malli (under 2 km), Sanduli Talli (under 2 km) and Binadu Bakhal (under 2 km).

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

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