About Gir Gaon Village

Gir Gaon is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 104 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gir Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gir Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	246001
Area (hectares)	63.36 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	104
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gir Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gir Gaon is the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 63.36 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Gir Gaon

Gir Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gir Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gir Gaon from other places

Gir Gaon lies about 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 46 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 Gir Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	3.8 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	46 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	46 km

Villages closest to Gir Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar 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.

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Common questions about Gir Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gir Gaon village had a population of 222. That makes it the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Gir Gaon village has 104 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gir Gaon has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Gir Gaon is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gir Gaon covers 63.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gir Gaon falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gir Gaon is Rishikesh, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gir Gaon.

Gir Gaon is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gir Gaon is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 3.8 km away. Srīnagar is about 3.8 km away. Rishikesh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.