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About Goihiyal Gaon Village

Goihiyal Gaon is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 24 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goihiyal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goihiyal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 37.28 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 24
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Goihiyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Goihiyal Gaon is the 251st largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 37.28 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Goihiyal Gaon

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

Goihiyal Gaon lies about 12 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Goihiyal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 12 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km

Villages closest to Goihiyal 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 Goihiyal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Goihiyal Gaon village had a population of 49. That makes it the 251st largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Goihiyal Gaon village has 24 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goihiyal Gaon has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Goihiyal Gaon is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goihiyal Gaon covers 37.28 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Goihiyal Gaon is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Goihiyal Gaon.

Goihiyal Gaon is about 12 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goihiyal Gaon is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 12 km away. Garhwal is about 12 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semri Talli (under 2 km), Taili Paholi (2.9 km) and Gumon Jyun (3.3 km).

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

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